Types of jurisdictional territory within the international system

• Incorporated national territory, within which all residents are considered American citizens.
   
• Unincorporated national territory. This can include territories in which the residents do not have full rights.
   
• Trust territories or dependencies. These are territories with some of the attributes of a nation-state but not full independence, administered by a nation, perhaps with international sanction.
   
• Occupied territories. These are usually the result of war and conquest, and ruled by martial law imposed by the conqueror.
   
• International commons. Territory not under the jurisdiction of any nation, but open to use by all, subject to treaty restrictions. This includes the high seas beyond coastal territorial limits, Antarctica, and Outer Space.

Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_jurisdiction