Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law

Doyle, Charles

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Criminal justice;    Law;    Criminal law;    Drug abuse;    Drug traffic;   

RP-ID  :  94-166
RP-ID  :  94-166_2010Mar26

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Crime is ordinarily proscribed, tried, and punished according to the laws of the place where it occurs. American criminal law applies beyond the geographical confines of the United States, however, under certain limited circumstances. A surprising number of federal criminal statutes have extraterritorial application, but prosecutions have been few. This may be because when extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction does exist, practical and legal complications, and sometimes diplomatic considerations, may counsel against its exercise.