Add to ORKGCrime is ordinarily proscribed, tried and punished according to the laws on the place where it occurs. American criminal law applies beyond the geographical confines of the United States, however, under some limited circumstances. The federal exceptions to the general rule usually involve crimes like drug trafficking, terrorism, or crimes committed aboard a ship or airplane. State prosecution for overseas misconduct is limited almost exclusively to multijurisdictional crimes, i.e., crimes where some elements of the offense are committed within the state and others are committed abroad. The Constitution, Congress, and state law define the circumstances under which American criminal law may be used against crimes occurring, in whole or in par...
International law is the language by which nations assert and attempt to resolve competing legal int...
In two recent decisions, Morrison v. National Australia Bank, 130 S. Ct. 2869 (2010), and Kiobel v. ...
Six alien defendants were convicted under a federal statute for knowingly making false statements be...
Criminal law is usually territorial. It is a matter of the law of the place where it occurs. Neverth...
Crime is usually territorial. It is a matter of the law of the place where it occurs. Nevertheless, ...
Under what circumstances can crimes that cross national boundaries be prosecuted in federal court? T...
This report discusses the application of American criminal law outside the United States
The United States is not usually regarded as a timid prosecutor. Indeed, U.S. enthusiasm for extrate...
In a world of increased tension and open hostility toward the United States and its policies, an att...
The term jurisdiction may be defined as the authority to affect legal interests -- to prescribe rule...
Increasingly, courts must decide whether U.S. law applies extraterritorially. Courts largely resolve...
With the rise of transnational crime, domestic courts are increasingly called upon to make decisions...
What is “transnational” criminal law? One possibility is foreign criminal law, meaning the scope and...
Over and over again during the past few decades, the federal government has launched ambitious inter...
As we move to a global environment, more consideration needs to be given to issues of jurisdiction. ...
International law is the language by which nations assert and attempt to resolve competing legal int...
In two recent decisions, Morrison v. National Australia Bank, 130 S. Ct. 2869 (2010), and Kiobel v. ...
Six alien defendants were convicted under a federal statute for knowingly making false statements be...
Criminal law is usually territorial. It is a matter of the law of the place where it occurs. Neverth...
Crime is usually territorial. It is a matter of the law of the place where it occurs. Nevertheless, ...
Under what circumstances can crimes that cross national boundaries be prosecuted in federal court? T...
This report discusses the application of American criminal law outside the United States
The United States is not usually regarded as a timid prosecutor. Indeed, U.S. enthusiasm for extrate...
In a world of increased tension and open hostility toward the United States and its policies, an att...
The term jurisdiction may be defined as the authority to affect legal interests -- to prescribe rule...
Increasingly, courts must decide whether U.S. law applies extraterritorially. Courts largely resolve...
With the rise of transnational crime, domestic courts are increasingly called upon to make decisions...
What is “transnational” criminal law? One possibility is foreign criminal law, meaning the scope and...
Over and over again during the past few decades, the federal government has launched ambitious inter...
As we move to a global environment, more consideration needs to be given to issues of jurisdiction. ...
International law is the language by which nations assert and attempt to resolve competing legal int...
In two recent decisions, Morrison v. National Australia Bank, 130 S. Ct. 2869 (2010), and Kiobel v. ...
Six alien defendants were convicted under a federal statute for knowingly making false statements be...