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Extraterritorial rights (view source)
Revision as of 07:42, September 18, 2008
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'''Extraterritorial rights''' are rights of foreigners outside of ("extra-") their own [[country]]. For example, [[American]]s sought extraterritorial rights in [[China]].
'''Extraterritorial rights''' are rights of foreigners outside of ("extra-") their own [[country]]. These rights are negotiated by diplomats from more powerful countries. For example, Americans and Europeans in the late 19th and early 20th century enjoyed extraterritorial rights in [[China]]. They could not be tried in Chinese courts; their embassies tried and punished any crimes they committed.
==Bibliography==
* Crawford M. Bishop, "American Extraterritorial Jurisdiction in China," ''American Journal of International Law,'' Vol. 20, No. 2 (Apr., 1926), pp. 281-299 [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2188918 in JSTOR]
* "Extraterritoriality and the United States Court for China," ''American Journal of International Law,'' Vol. 1, No. 2 (Apr., 1907), pp. 469-480 [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2186180 in JSTOR]
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