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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457841303321

Autore

Margolies Daniel S. <1969->

Titolo

Spaces of law in American foreign relations [[electronic resource] ] : extradition and extraterritoriality in the borderlands and beyond, 1877-1898 / / Daniel S. Margolies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens, Ga., : University of Georgia Press, c2011

ISBN

1-280-49119-1

9786613586421

0-8203-3952-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (442 p.)

Disciplina

345.73/052

Soggetti

Extradition - United States

Criminal jurisdiction - United States

Exterritoriality

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations Mexico

United States Foreign relations 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The geography of dispute -- Outrage and order -- Jurisdiction, sovereignty, and space -- Borderland exceptions -- pt. 2. Unwhipped of justice -- Crime, pure and simple -- Uncertainties of citizenship and sovereignty -- Exception as metaphor and practice.