Calder & Vance International Sanctions & Compliance Counsel

Glossary

Extraterritoriality

The application of one jurisdiction’s rules to conduct and persons abroad. Sanctions regimes differ in how far they reach, which is why cross-border matters need more than one regime’s analysis.

A worked example and links to the primary regulators are added in Phase 2. For how this applies to a specific matter, a fixed-fee written position is the proportionate step.

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