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Extraterritoriality
138 published works
Boston Lawyer Blog
Updates on the Massachusetts Wage Act
The Massachusetts Wage Act provides a powerful tool for employees who have not been paid their earned wages in a timely manner, by automatically providing for three times the damages…
California Employment Law Update
California Law Does Not Apply To Remote Worker
By Tony Oncidi
Saberin v. Alation, Inc., 122 Cal. App. 5th 165 (2026) Pejman Saberin who lived in Utah and worked remotely for a California-based software company sued the employer under California law…
China Justice Observer
China Rejects EU Data Demands in First Case Countering Foreign Improper Jurisdiction
By Publisher
In the first enforcement action under its newly enacted anti-extraterritorial overreach statute, China’s Ministry of Justice (MOJ) issued the MOJ Announcement No.5 on May 15, 2026, declaring the European Union's…
China Justice Observer
China Promulgates Regulations to Systematize Framework Against Foreign Extraterritorial Overreach
By Publisher
On April 7, 2026, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China promulgated the PRC Regulations on Countering Foreign Improper Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (中华人民共和国反外国不当域外管辖条例), effective immediately. The new administrative regulations…
Conflict of Laws .net
China’s Countering Improper Foreign Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Regulation Blocked EU’s Extraterritorial Data Acquisition
By Sophia Tang
Written by Jeremy MEI Ziyang LLM student at Wuhan University Visiting student at Singapore Management University I. Background On 15 May this year, Ministry of Justice (MOJ) of China issued…
The Trade Practitioner
Sanctions, National Security, and Countermeasures in Convergence: The European Operator Between Competing Obligations
Across April and May 2026 a sequence of regulatory developments redrew the operating environment for European companies engaging with Chinese counterparties. The State Council of the People’s Republic of China…
Dispute Resolution Blog
Beyond Strategic Autonomy: Is a Blocking Statue the Need of the Hour in the Age of Extraterritorial Sanctions
By Sara Sundaram, Irene Sarkar, Nikunj Agarwal
Summary: China’s recent invocation of its Blocking Rules against U.S. sanctions marks a significant moment in the evolving landscape of global sanctions law. As nations increasingly push back against the…
Conflict of Laws .net
German Society of International Law: Short Conference on “Law without Borders? Extraterritorial Regulation and Unilateral Action” (Munich, 11/12 June 2026)
By Tobias Lutzi
The <a German Society of International Law (GSIL) will be hosting a ‘short conference’ dedicated to “Law without Borders? Extraterritorial Regulation and Unilateral Action” in Munich on 11 and 12…
Conflict of Laws .net
Law without Borders? Extraterritorial Regulation and Unilateral Action
In an increasingly multipolar world, national and regional actors are reasserting regulatory control over cross-border economic activities. States such as the United States and China, as well as the European…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
China Introduces New State Council Decrees on Supply Chain Security and Countering Unjustifiable Extraterritorial Measures
China has issued two State Council decrees that further develop its legal and institutional framework for responding to foreign measures applied on an extraterritorial basis and for safeguarding the security…