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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455303803321

Autore

Raustiala Kal

Titolo

Does the constitution follow the flag? [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution of territoriality in American law / / Kal Raustiala

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-19-756241-8

0-19-974566-8

1-282-32827-1

9786612328275

0-19-971958-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

342.73/0413

Soggetti

Conflict of laws - Jurisdiction - United States

Effectiveness and validity of law - United States

Exterritoriality

Noncitizens - United States

Americans - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations Law and legislation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-299) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Territoriality in American law -- Territory and the republic -- The imperial constitution -- The fall and rise of extraterritoriality -- America abroad -- The long arm of the law -- Offshoring the war on terror -- Territoriality's evolution.

Sommario/riassunto

The Bush Administration argued that detainees at Guantanamo should not enjoy constitutional rights because they were held outside American borders. But where do rules about territorial legal limits such as this one come from? Why does geography make a difference for what legal rules apply? The legal and political basis for territorial jurisdiction is poorly understood. In this novel and accessible treatment of territoriality in American law and foreign policy, Raustiala begins by tracing the history of the subject from its origins in post-revolutionary



America to the Indian wars and overseas imperialism of the 19th century. He then takes the reader through the Cold War and the globalization era before closing with a powerful explanation of America's attempt to increase its extraterritorial power in the post-9/11 world.