I don't quite contend they apply to every person. More of a guideline on what the US goverment is allowed to do and condone. So once captured by the US, yes they do apply. (So the US goverment would not be allowed to let private persons torture sombody)
but the extension of local law everywhere is already happening, and with the internet it's kind of inevitable, since local and international law intermingle. See forinstance;
www.reghardware.co.uk/200..._allofmp3/
The homenigation of international law is inevitable with globalization (or if not inevitable at least hard to avoid) because you'll get disputes between danish workers working in china for a french subcontractor that where hired in america, and had their contract renewed in holand with the project being financed by a swiss bank and working for a german company. Now 4 of these countires have laws that apply that state that they allways apply, even in foreing countries, and the suit was filed in Australia. Those kinds of tangels happen occasionally, and they are becomeing more common (well not as convoluted as this example, hopefully) but with a situation like that companies could tie up the lawsuit for decades. If you want to be free of regulation that is the way to go.
but the extension of local law everywhere is already happening, and with the internet it's kind of inevitable, since local and international law intermingle. See forinstance;
www.reghardware.co.uk/200..._allofmp3/
The homenigation of international law is inevitable with globalization (or if not inevitable at least hard to avoid) because you'll get disputes between danish workers working in china for a french subcontractor that where hired in america, and had their contract renewed in holand with the project being financed by a swiss bank and working for a german company. Now 4 of these countires have laws that apply that state that they allways apply, even in foreing countries, and the suit was filed in Australia. Those kinds of tangels happen occasionally, and they are becomeing more common (well not as convoluted as this example, hopefully) but with a situation like that companies could tie up the lawsuit for decades. If you want to be free of regulation that is the way to go.