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Jurisdiction of Territorial Non-State Entities in International Law

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Jurisdiction of Territorial Non-State Entities in International Law

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Description

This book questions and refutes the long accepted state-based approach to jurisdiction in international law.

It argues that states are not the only subjects that can exercise jurisdiction. It draws on the experiences of territorial non-state entities (TNSEs), such as Taiwan, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Somaliland, Abkhazia, and Western Sahara, illustrating their exercise of jurisdiction. The book argues for a radical re-assessment, one which would de-couple the concept of jurisdiction from theories of statehood and sovereignty.

Innovative and arguably provocative, this book offers an exciting new approach to our understanding of international law.

Table of Contents

1. Setting the Scene

Part One: Territorial Non-State Entities as Objects of Jurisdiction
2. Jurisdictional Objectification of Territorial Non-State Entities: State of the Art, Context and Actors
3. Deconstructing State Jurisdiction in Public International Law

Part Two: Territorial Non-State Entities as Subjects of Jurisdiction
4. Framing the Jurisdictional Architecture of Territorial Non-State Entities
5. The Role of the Judiciary in Affirming the Jurisdiction of Territorial Non-State Entities
6. Final Remarks

Product details

Published 12 Nov 2026
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Pages 320
ISBN 9781509982431
Imprint Hart Publishing
Series Studies in International Law
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Lucia Leontiev

Lucia Leontiev is Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Frei…

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