Sentences with phrase «jurisdiction over the victim»

Also, in the hypothetical, does the US prosecute because it has jurisdiction over the murderer, or does the UK prosecute because it has jurisdiction over the victim?

Not exact matches

Would anyone like to be living in a society under the jurisdiction of some malicious and cowardice officers (namely ZZZ / YYY / VVV, they must have power of jurisdiction over civilians of Santa Clara county) who hided their identities from us while colluding with those fascists to cover up their fascism crimes and at the same time retaliate on victims?

This can include nations claiming jurisdiction over crimes in nearby bodies of water and to specific categories of crimes (such as sexual offenses against underage victims) committed by or against citizens while abroad.

Second: countries can obtain jurisdiction over criminal acts that took place outside of its own territory under many doctrines: for instance, if you used your boat for human trafficking or child prostitution, the U.S. would likely have jurisdiction over any case in which an American was a victim under the doctrine of passive personalty.

A basis for the exercise of state jurisdiction over an individual in respect of a criminal act regardless of the location of the act or the nationality of the individual or victim; invoked only in connection with serious international crimes such

A victim has standing to assert the rights enumerated in this section in any court with jurisdiction over the case.

The ECtHR said that if an invading state could be considered to have exercised, temporarily, effective control of over a part of the territory of the invaded state, and if it could be shown that at the material time victims were inside that geographic are, it would follow that they were within the jurisdiction of the invading state and not that of the invaded non-contracting state.