The handbook is structured in three main parts: Part One provides a basic overview of the extraterritorial obligations States have under international law as spelled out in the Maastricht Principles and provide an idea of the main concepts and issues covered. Part Two discusses States’ extraterritorial obligations (ETOs) in relation to specific policy fields and sites of social struggles. It covers trade and investment; intergovernmental organisations; transnational corporations; development cooperation; climate change and eco-destruction; and land and natural resource grabbing. Each topic is accompanied by case studies that illustrate the application and use of the Maastricht Principles in that particular context. Part Three contains practical tools for analysing and arguing ETO cases, as well as for identifying entry points at the national, regional and international level for denouncing extraterritorial violations of human rights and promoting State adherence to ETOs.

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