Talk:Extraterritorial jurisdiction

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ETJ may also be used to describe the authority which a country may exercise over its commonwealths or territories, which are autonomous and otherwise independent. The United States, for example, has ETJ over Puerto Rico, by mutual consent.

I've never heard of Puerto Rico being described as an extraterritorial jurisdiction. Also, U.S. sovereignty over Puerto Rico does not arise from mutual consent. If P.R. wanted to declare independence and the U.S. was opposed, it wouldn't happen. There have been a few cases in which Congress has overruled Puerto Rican law (some sections of the P.R. Constitution were nullified by Congress).

Which countries have ETJ? According to http://www.preda.org/archives/research/ecpat031001.html

Some countries apply extraterritorial jurisdiction to offences committed by their nationals abroad as a general principle. Such countries include Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

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