Extraterritoriality: the right or privilege by which foreign nationals or diplomatic entities are exempt from the jurisdiction of local law and are subject instead to their own nation's laws or courts. Mainly used in historical or diplomatic contexts.
明治時代、日本は列強との不平等条約の下で治外法権を認められていた。
In the Meiji era, Japan was granted extraterritoriality under unequal treaties with the Western powers.
治外法権は主権の観点から問題視され、撤廃が外交課題となった。
Extraterritoriality was seen as problematic from the standpoint of sovereignty and its abolition became a diplomatic issue.
領事裁判権や治外法権は19世紀に多くの国で論争を呼んだ。
Consular jurisdiction and extraterritoriality sparked debate in many countries during the 19th century.