Dictionary meanings Purposes of Law

1: Introductions:

The enforcement of law is territorial in the same way as a law is territorial. The territorialityof law flows from the political division of the world. No state allows other states to exerxisegovernmental powers within it. The enforcement of law is confined to the territorial boundaries of the state enforcing it.Generally a particular system of law belongs to a defined territory and it applies to all personsand things within that territory. It means that the laws of a particular State are not applicableto persons, things, acts, and events beyond that territory. The followers of monistic theory of law like Austin lay stress on the territorial nature of law. However there are also certain laws,whose nature are not territorial.

2: Meanings of the Territorial Nature of Law:

The propositions that system of law belongs to a defined territory means that it applies to all persons, acts things and events within that territory. It does not apply to persons, things actsor events elsewhere.As one sovereign State cannot legislate for the territories of another sovereign State, itslegislation must generally be confined in its operation to the territorial limits of the statealone and its system of law should be confined in its application to persons, things, acts andevents within a defined territory. Thus, generally, law is territorial in its nature.

Definition:-

Territorial nature of law is merely the recognition by individual State to assert their supremacy over their territories.

General Rule:-

General rule is that law depends upon a particular territory for its very creation andenforcement.Exceptions:-

1:- International treaties and Law making:-

Different states conclude treaties with each whereby they agree to recognize the laws promulgated by the other. Such makes the law independent of territory.Example:-The best know example in this regard is extradition. Extradition, means handing over of arunaway criminal of one state, by another state.

Nyazee,I.A.K.(2016). Islamic jurisprudence(3rd ed).Islamabad:Centre for Excellenec in Research.

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