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The central aim is to explore how self-determination limits extraterritorial lawmaking by states.

June 9, 2026Open Access

Extraterritorial Economic Coercion through Agreements

Key Points

The central aim is to explore how self-determination limits extraterritorial lawmaking by states.
Analysis of unilateral legislation in antitrust enforcement, data governance, and political expression.
Examination of contemporary challenges in international law regarding these practices.
Identifies the concept of 'new imperialism' in extraterritorial practices.
Argues that self-determination is a fundamental constraint on states' extraterritorial lawmaking efforts.

Abstract

Evan J. Criddle’s recent article, Extraterritoriality’s Empire: How Self-Determination Limits Extraterritorial Lawmaking , highlights a contemporary challenge in international law. 1 Focusing on unilateral legislation in domains including antitrust enforcement, data governance, and the regulation of political expression, he examines the “new imperialism” at work in extraterritorial practices. 2 His central argument is that the right to self-determination constrains states’ extraterritorial lawmaking. 3

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