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Legal Terms – extraterritoriality
It is a theory in international law that explains diplomatic immunity by positing that the premises of a foreign mission are a part of the transmitting state's territory. English law does not recognize this theory; consequently, a divorce granted in a foreign embassy in England is not recognized outside of the British Isles for the purposes of the Recognition of Divorces Act 1971. Diplomatic immunity is either predicated on the theory that the diplomatic mission embodies the immunities of the sending state and is entitled to them, or on the practical necessity of such immunity for diplomacy.
It is a theory in international law that explains diplomatic immunity by positing that the premises of a foreign mission are a part of the transmitting state's territory. English law does not recognize this theory; consequently, a divorce granted in a foreign embassy in England is not recognized outside of the British Isles for the purposes of the Recognition of Divorces Act 1971. Diplomatic immunity is either predicated on the theory that the diplomatic mission embodies the immunities of the sending state and is entitled to them, or on the practical necessity of such immunity for diplomacy.
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