General Law

Territorial jurisdiction

0367-en RE620 Administrative Law As of 11.07.2026


Territorial sovereignty is the scene of state rule and spatially defines the boundaries within which one's own state authority may operate and the exercise of foreign state authority is not permitted.

Deutsch

Gebietshoheit 0367-de

Die Gebietshoheit ist der Schauplatz der staatlichen Herrschaft und bezeichnet räumlich die Grenzen, innerhalb deren sich die eigene Staatsgewalt betätigen darf und die Ausübung einer fremden Staatsgewalt unzulässig ist.

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