extraterritoriality. The freedom of diplomats, foreign ministers, and royalty from the jurisdiction of the country in which they temporarily reside. — Also termed exterritoriality. See diplomatic immunity under IMMUNITY(1).
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exterritoriality n. 治外法权 指一国的法律在其境外实施。在国际法上，由于外交官员虽然实际是在外国的领土内，但因享有治外法权，故仍视为受本国的法律管辖，而不受其驻在国的法律管辖，因而享有各种外交代表豁免权及其他特权。享有治外法权的除外交官员外，尚有外国元首，经同意进入领海的外国军舰、军队等。治外法权与领事裁判权〔consular jurisdiction〕不同。
territoriality. Int’l law. The principle that a nation has the right of sovereignty within its borders. “Three maxims formulated by the seventeenth-century Dutch scholar Ulrich Huber undergird the modern concept of territoriality: (1) a state’s laws have force only within the state’s boundaries; (2) anyone found within the state’s boundaries is subject to the state’s
A court’s ability to exercise power beyond its territorial limits. See LONG-ARM STATUTE. [Cases: Courts 12(2); Federal Courts 76. C.J.S. Courts §§ 39, 44.]
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extraterritorial recognition of rights. See private international law under INTERNATIONAL LAW.
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The waters under a state’s or nation’s jurisdiction, including both inland waters and surrounding sea (traditionally within three miles of the coastline). — Also termed marine belt; maritime belt.
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territorial law. The law that applies to all persons within a given territory regardless of their citizenship or nationality. Cf. PERSONAL LAW. “[T]he expression ‘territorial law’ … is not confined to the positive rules that regulate acts and events occurring within the jurisdiction, but includes also rules for the choice of law. English rules for