extraterritorial
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That 1960 pact is often accused of rendering US military bases virtually extraterritorial and immune to Japan's domestic laws.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
In that memo, Barr claimed that the president has inherent constitutional authority to conduct extraterritorial arrests for violations of U.S. law.
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2026
He said the EU’s online-content law was adopted democratically by the EU and doesn’t have an extraterritorial effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
Yes, but this does not hold extraterritorial jurisdiction.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2024
Closely analogous to the territorial courts are extraterritorial and consular courts created in the exercise of the foreign relations power.
From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Edward Samuel Corwin
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Chapter 24: Imperialism and World War I
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