JURISDICTION
1.
Each Party:
a)
Shall take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the
offences it has established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, when:
i)
The offence is committed in its territory;
ii)
The offence is committed on board a vessel flying its flag or an aircraft which is
registered under its laws at the time the offence is committed;
b)
May take such measures as maybe necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the
offences it has established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, when:
i)
The offence is committed by one of its nationals or by a person who has his
habitual residence in its territory;
ii)
The offence is committed on board a vessel concerning which that Party has
been authorized to take appropriate action pursuant to article 17, provided that
such jurisdiction shall be exercised only on the basis of agreements or
arrangements referred to in paragraphs 4 and 9 of that article;
iii)
The offence is one of those established in accordance with article 3, paragraph
1, subparagraph c) iv), and is committed outside its territory with a view to the
commission, within its territory, of an offence established in accordance with
article 3, paragraph 1.
2.
Each Party:
a)
Shall also take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over
the offences it has established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, when the alleged
offender is present in its territory and it does not extradite him to another Party on the
ground:
i)
That the offence has been committed in its territory or on board a vessel flying
its flag or an aircraft which was registered under its law at the time the offence
was committed; or
ii)
That the offence has been committed by one of its nationals;
b)
May also take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the
offences it has established in accordance with article 3, paragraph 1, when the alleged
offender is present in its territory and it does not extradite him to another Party.
3.
This Convention does not exclude the exercise of any criminal jurisdiction established by a Party in
accordance with its domestic law.
Official text
Transcription: Machine-parsed
In force from 19-12-1988
Source page 14
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Section 4 of the United Nations Convention against illicit traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988/akn/cm/act/loi/undated/349-united-nations-convention-against-illicit-traffic-in-narcotic-drugs-and-psychotropic-substances-1988
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