Prescriptive Jurisdiction in the United States

International Prescriptive jurisdiction

EXERCISE OF PRESCRIPTIVE JURISDICTION BY THE UNITED STATES

This section covers the following topics:

• U.S. Practice with Respect to Jurisdiction to Prescribe
• Federal Constitutional Limits
• Presumption Against Extraterritoriality
• Reasonableness in Interpretation
• Interpretation Consistent with International Law

CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW GOVERNING JURISDICTION TO PRESCRIBE

This section covers the following topics:

• Customary International Law Governing Jurisdiction to Prescribe
• Jurisdiction Based on Territory
• Jurisdiction Based on Effects
• Jurisdiction Based on Active Personality
• Jurisdiction Based on Passive Personality
• Jurisdiction Based on the Protective Principle
• Universal Jurisdiction

EFFECT OF FOREIGN EXERCISES OF PRESCRIPTIVE JURISDICTION

This section covers the following topics:

• Act of State Doctrine
• Foreign-State Compulsion

Note: Find more information on Prescriptive jurisdiction in relation to the Jurisdiction in Cross-Border Antitrust Disputes in the legal Encyclopedias.

Prescriptive jurisdiction and the International Trade Law

Resources

See Also

Further Reading

• Prescriptive jurisdiction entry in the Dictionary of International Trade Law (Raj Bhala)
• Prescriptive jurisdiction entry in the Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History (Thomas Carson; Mary Bonk)
• Prescriptive jurisdiction entry in the Dictionary of International Trade
• Prescriptive jurisdiction entry in the Dictionary of International Trade: Handbook of the Global Trade Community (Edward G. Hinkelman)