Extraterritoriality

=Extraterritoriality = = =

 Extraterritoriality occurred when European countries were not controlled by Chinese laws due to the extraterritorial rights  that protected them as foreigners.Those with extraterritoriality were under the jurisdiction of their home country while they were in China. Before the Opium War, Europeans usually accepted Chinese jurisdiction. However, the differences between Chinese and European interpretation of the law increased over time. Europeans were shocked by Chinese torture and the corrupt Chinese officials. The Treaty of Nanjing gave the British more jurisdiction over crimes committed by their people in China. Americans also gained extraterritoriality in China. The Treaty of Wanghia, signed in 1844, gave the U.S. absolute extraterritorial jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases, as well as the right to decide how American lawbreakers would be punished.



 Extraterritoriality - being exempt from the jurisdiction of an area Extraterritorial rights **-** rights of foreigners outside of their country negotiated by diplomats from more powerful countries.

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