It is still import duty and deals only with those inside the
EU. Laws cannot be outside any legal juristiction they represent.
As a matter of international law this is not the case.
Many countries claim extra-territorial jurisdiction for their laws. In
particular the US and Belgium have been very active in this regard, but most
countries claim some form of jurisdiction.
The US has laws that would cause the directors of the deBeers cartel to be
arrested if they visited the US, in theory the directors of several EU firms
could also be arrested for trading with Cuba, however this act has been
stayed indefinitely after the EU passed reciprocal laws.
The UK has recently arrested Pinnochet the ex-dictator of Chile whose war
crimes are similar to the domestic crimes of Saddam. Pinochet was only
released on a technicality.
Phill
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