Courts without borders: law, politics, and U.S. extraterritoriality
"Courts Without Borders is the first book to examine the politics of judicial extraterritoriality-the practice of domestic courts unilaterally applying domestic laws to conduct and persons outside a state's borders-and its consequences with a focus on the world's chief practitioner: the United States. For much of the post-World War II era, the United States has been a frequent yet selective regulator of activities outside its territory. U.S. federal courts are often on the front line in battles over the extraterritorial reach of U.S. law, enabling it in some instances and restricting it in others"--