Protective Principle Law and Legal Definition
Protective principle is a rule of international law that allows a sovereign state to assert jurisdiction over a person whose conduct outside its boundaries threatens the states security or interferes with the operation of its government functions.
The following is an example of a case law on protective principle:
Under international law, the "protective principle" gives a country the jurisdiction to prescribe a rule of law attaching legal consequences to conduct outside its territory that threatens its security as a state or the operation of its governmental functions, provided the conduct is generally recognized as a crime under the law of states that have reasonably developed legal systems. [United States v. Zehe, 601 F. Supp. 196 (D. Mass. 1985)]
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- Accepted Analytical Principle
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- Adult Protective Services
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- Child Protective Custody
- Child Protective Services (CPS) / Department of Social Services (DSS)
- Continuous-Adverse-Use Principle
- Criminal Protective Order
- Debtor Creditor Principle
