Neutral territory

According to the Tenth Doctor, the Moon was neutral territory in the 2000s. As such, the Judoon, though having no jurisdiction on Earth according to galactic law, used a H₂O scoop to transport the Royal Hope Hospital from Earth to the Moon, in order to intercept a Plasmavore charged with the murder of the Child Princess of Padrivole Regency 9. (TV: ) In contrast, in the same year following the Racnoss invasion of Earth, American President Arthur Winters officially welcomed the Toclafane to "the planet Earth and its associated moon." (TV: )