Talk:Extraterritorial jurisdiction

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ETJ may also be used to describe the authority which a country may exercise over its commonwealths or territories, which are autonomous and otherwise independent. The United States, for example, has ETJ over Puerto Rico, by mutual consent.

I've never heard of Puerto Rico being described as an extraterritorial jurisdiction. Also, U.S. sovereignty over Puerto Rico does not arise from mutual consent. If P.R. wanted to declare independence and the U.S. was opposed, it wouldn't happen. There have been a few cases in which Congress has overruled Puerto Rican law (some sections of the P.R. Constitution were nullified by Congress).

Shouldn't there be some mention of Thailand implicitly (eg in the prosecution of Joe Gordon) claiming jurisdiction over actions of American or Canadian citizens, on American or Canadian soil, that supposedly violate Thailand's archaic and draconian lese majeste law, which claims are clearly in violation of US sovereignty and supposed Thai recognition of the US government? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:8000:D503:4278:47A:E400:1C3E:F5A1 (talk) 06:35, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Which countries have ETJ? According to http://www.preda.org/archives/research/ecpat031001.html

Some countries apply extraterritorial jurisdiction to offences committed by their nationals abroad as a general principle. Such countries include Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

I see no mention of the specific U.S. act that makes it a crime for an individual to travel abroad for the purpose of having sex with a person under a designated age (16? 18?). Doesn't matter whether or not it violates the local country's law. If one travels abroad without that intent but happens to have sex with a minor, this law is not applicable. Fabrickator (talk) 08:31, 9 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bribery[edit]

I know bribery laws are extraterritorial in reach as well.

Can't recall any examples though I just read about one yesterday with regard to Banking sector in UK — Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.83.42.137 (talk) 08:23, 18 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Joeggi (talk) 09:48, 11 June 2021 (UTC)joeggi[reply]

Examples include

US FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT (FCPA) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Corrupt_Practices_Act
UK BRIBERY ACT (UKBA) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bribery_Act_2010

(not certain how to cite/reference this appropriately - maybe via this link : https://baselgovernance.org/sites/default/files/2020-04/B20-G20%20Anti-corruptionToolkit%20for%20SMEs%202015.1.pdf ?)