Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The operation of the law of a state or country outside of its physical boundaries.
- noun Exemption from local legal jurisdiction, such as that granted to foreign diplomats.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
exterritoriality .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Internat. Law) The state of being beyond the limits of a particular territory.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun law
immunity from the local laws of a certain area, especially due todiplomatic negotiation.
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Examples
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It is still a document worth reading as it essentially granted to all occupying forces and allied private companies what, in the era of colonialism, used to be called "extraterritoriality" -- the freedom not to be in any way subject to Iraqi law or jurisdiction, ever.
Unraveling Iraq 2008
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MR. MCCURRY: Well, I think all of you are well aware that many of our closest allies do not appreciate what are called the extraterritoriality features of this provision.
Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry ITY National Archives 1996
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Chalmers Johnson calls all of them "foreign military enclaves .... completely beyond the jurisdiction of the occupied nation," a modern day version of 19th century China's "extraterritoriality" granting foreigners charged with crimes the "right" to be tried by his or her own government under his or her own laws.
"Undoing the Imperial Presidency" - Reviewing David Swanson's "Daybreak" 2009
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Chalmers Johnson calls all of them "foreign military enclaves .... completely beyond the jurisdiction of the occupied nation," a modern day version of 19th century China's "extraterritoriality" granting foreigners charged with crimes the "right" to be tried by his or her own government under his or her own laws.
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Chalmers Johnson calls all of them "foreign military enclaves .... completely beyond the jurisdiction of the occupied nation," a modern day version of 19th century China's "extraterritoriality" granting foreigners charged with crimes the "right" to be tried by his or her own government under his or her own laws.
Printing: "Undoing the Imperial Presidency" - Reviewing David Swanson's "Daybreak" 2009
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Chalmers Johnson calls all of them "foreign military enclaves .... completely beyond the jurisdiction of the occupied nation," a modern day version of 19th century China's "extraterritoriality" granting foreigners charged with crimes the "right" to be tried by his or her own government under his or her own laws.
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The US virtually always negotiates a 'status of forces agreement' (SOFA) with the ostensibly independent 'host' nation "- a modern day version of 19th century China's" extraterritoriality "granting foreigners charged with crimes the" right "to be tried by his (or her) own government under his (or her) own national law.
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The US virtually always negotiates a 'status of forces agreement' (SOFA) with the ostensibly independent 'host' nation "- a modern day version of 19th century China's" extraterritoriality "granting foreigners charged with crimes the" right "to be tried by his (or her) own government under his (or her) own national law.
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Its longevity – through Imperial China, the early Republic, the Civil War period, and the Japanese invasion up until Pearl Harbor — coupled with its extreme form of extraterritoriality make it unique.
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But critics will highlight two problems with Ms. Reding's plan: extraterritoriality, and—most significantly—the new "right to be forgotten."
Assessing the New EU Data Bill's Unforeseen Consequences Ben Rooney 2012
bilby commented on the word extraterritoriality
"Americans and their allies and private contractors would, quite literally, have free run of the country, the equivalent of nineteenth century colonial extraterritoriality (something "legally" institutionalized in June 2004, thanks to Order 17, issued by the Coalition Provisional Authority, just before it officially turned over "sovereignty" to the Iraqis); and, sooner or later, a Status of Forces Agreement or SOFA would be "negotiated" that would define the rights of American troops garrisoned in that country." - 'Iraq as a Pentagon Construction Site: How the Bush Administration 'Endures'', Tom Engelhardt, www.zmag.org, 3 Dec 2007.
December 12, 2007