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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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This book reconsiders the long accepted state based approach to jurisdiction in international law.

It argues that states are not the only subjects that can exercise jurisdiction. Drawing on the experiences of territorial non state entities (TNSEs), such as Taiwan, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Somaliland, Abkhazia, and Western Sahara, it illustrates how these entities do in fact exercise jurisdiction. The book makes the case for a thorough reassessment, one that would decouple jurisdiction from theories of statehood and sovereignty.

Innovative and thought provoking, this book offers a fresh approach to our understanding of international law.

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Table of Contents

1. 'Rigid' Jurisdiction and 'Effective' Authority: An Introduction to the Jurisdiction of Territorial Non-State Entities in International Law
2. Mapping the Interplay: Public International Law, Private International Law, and Jurisdiction

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

Part II: Territorial Non-State Entities as Subjects of Jurisdiction in International Law
5. Framing the Jurisdictional Architecture of Territorial Non-State Entities
6. Adjudicating Territorial Authority Beyond Statehood
7. Conclusion: Jurisdiction and Authority Beyond Statehood in International Law

Product details

Published Nov 12 2026
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Pages 288
ISBN 9781509982448
Imprint Hart Publishing
Series Studies in International Law
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Author

Lucia Leontiev

Lucia Leontiev is an EUI Civica Fellow at the Euro…

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