Extraterritoriality
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Extraterritoriality or exterritoriality is a term of doctrine used in law, particularly international law, to denote the circumstance of either being exempt from "foreign" laws or the application of f
Plaque on an external wall of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (Rome) indicating its extraterritorial status
A hearing of the International Mixed Court at Shanghai, c. 1905
José Martí Park in Tampa, Florida, was donated to Cuba in 1956.
The Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is one of Rome's four major papal basilicas, along with the basilicas of Saint John in the Lateran, Saint Peter's, and Saint Mary Major, as well as o
Extraterritoriality
…and government, the persons and belongings of ambassadors and other diplomats, and ships in international waters. Plaque on an external wall of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (Rome) indicating its extraterritorial status Forms In the past, pre-modern states generally claimed sovereignty over persons, creating something known…
The statue of Saint Paul in front of the portico
An 18th-century engraving of the Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls.
Ruins of the Basilica after the fire of 1823
Exterior Holy Door by Enrico Manfrini (2000)