Extraterritoriality Around the Globe: Multiform Approaches in a Multipolar World

Analysing different political and policy drivers of extraterritoriality in various social, cultural, and economic settings, this book assesses the value of politics within the context of the law and practice of extraterritoriality.

Extraterritoriality is one of the most complex and multifaceted concepts in international law, shaped by a dynamic interplay of legal, political, and practical factors. This book discusses the challenges of understanding extraterritoriality in the context of evolving international relations, the political forces behind state practices, and why international law matters in a field that, at first glance, may seem primarily national in scope. To address these issues, this book includes 12 case studies that explore extraterritoriality from a national perspective, offering both thematic and geographic breadth. It analyses the political drivers of extraterritoriality among similar countries to assess and prove their value. By examining states’ extraterritorial behaviour, the book provides a more nuanced, empirical perspective on extraterritoriality, highlighting emerging trends and offering insights into its role in shaping global, legal, and political landscapes in the 21st century.

This book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners in the field of extraterritoriality, law, and politics.

Lucia Leontiev is a Max Weber fellow at the European University Institute, Department of Law. Before joining the EUI, she was a post-doctoral fellow at the Berlin Potsdam Research Group ’International Rule of Law-Rise or Decline?’, Germany. Lucia received her PhD in International Law from the University of Maastricht and Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa (double doctoral degree) with a dissertation that addresses the jurisdiction of territorial non-state entities in international law. She is an alumna of The Hague Academy of International Law and of the International Law Seminar organised by the UNOG in connection with the annual session of the International Law Commission (ILC). Her research focuses on the law of statehood, jurisdiction, human rights, the interaction between national and international legal orders, as well as the role of geopolitics in a changing international legal order; topics on which she also extensively published.

Manuel José Segovia González holds a Ph.D. (Law) from the University of Luxembourg. He is a qualified lawyer in Mexico, where he practices as an international legal consultant. He is an Adjunct Lecturer of Private International Law at the University of Luxembourg and a Visiting Scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. He also served as Deputy Director of International Law at the Office of the Legal Adviser of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico. He is a Full Member of the Asociación Americana de Derecho Internacional Privado (ASADIP) and a Member of The European Association of Private International Law (EAPIL) Young Research Network. He has carried research stays at the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law, the European University Institute and The Hague Academy of International Law. He is a former National Researcher Candidate in Social Sciences (CONAHCYT, Mexico). He has published in a variety of topics of private international law, public international law, international dispute settlement and arbitration, and comparative law.