Law across borders
Subtitle: the extraterritorial application of United Kingdom law
By: Paul Arnell
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780415558617; 9780203153345
Subjects: Human rights; Criminal law; Conflict of laws; Jurisdiction; LAW / International; Exterritoriality; LAW / Comparative; LAW / General
Description: "This book examines the extraterritorial application of UK public law. Building upon previous analyses which have focused on a single aspect of extraterritorially applied public law including criminal law, human rights and competition law, this book will examine each field in turn placing them in their context, before drawing them together in a coherent and systematic way. The book examines recent law and practice, as well as historic developments, and explores the important issue of enforcement. It also looks at the authority supporting the restriction of extraterritorial jurisdiction looking at international law, foreign law and practice and comity. It goes on to point the way forward in the development of the extraterritorial application of public law, and suggests ways in which greater coherence can be brought to the law. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of public law, international law, human rights, criminal law and competition law"--

"This book examines the application of UK Criminal and Human Rights Law to people and circumstances outside the United Kingdom. Building upon previous analyses which have focused on a single aspect of extraterritorially, this book examines the fields of Criminal and Human Rights law as the two main areas of non-private law which are frequently applied across borders. Both fields are placed in context before being drawn together in a coherent and systematic way. The book examines recent law and practice, as well as historic developments and explores the concept of enforcement. The author's analysis includes coverage of topics such as the criminalisation of sex-tourism, the extradition of white-collar criminals and the application of human rights law to Iraq following American and British intervention in the region. Law Across Borders goes on to point the way forward in the development of the extraterritorial application of public law, and suggests ways in which greater coherence can be achieved. This book will be of particular interest to practitioners, academics and scholars of International Law, Human Rights Law and Criminal Law. It is unique in its ambition to offer a comprehensive description and analysis of the extra-territorial application of UK Human Rights Law and Criminal Law in a single text"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The context; title: United Kingdom criminal law across borders; title: United Kingdom human rights law across borders; title: Synthesis: extra-legal context, criticisms, themes and conclusion.