CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE
PART I
ON THE GENERAL PART
TITLE II
ON THE COURTS
CHAPTER II
ON JURISDICTION
SECTION III
ON TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
Article 18
Criminal offence committed overseas
1. Where a criminal offence is committed overseas, the competent court is the court with jurisdiction over the area, within the territory of Timor-Leste, where the perpetrator was found.
2. Where the perpetrator was not found or he or she remains overseas, the competent court is the court with jurisdiction over the area of his or her last known residence in Timorese territory.
BOOK I
GENERAL PART
TITLE I
APPLICATION OF CRIMINAL LAW
SINGLE CHAPTER
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Article 8. Crimes committed outside national territory
Except as otherwise provided in treaties and conventions, Timorese criminal law is applicable to acts committed outside of the national territory of Timor-Leste in the following cases :
b) They constitute crimes described in articles 123 to 135, 161 to 169 and 175 to 178, as long as the perpetrator is found in Timor-Leste and cannot be extradited or a decision has been made not to do so ;
BOOK I
GENERAL PART
TITLE I
APPLICATION OF CRIMINAL LAW
SINGLE CHAPTER
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Article 8. Crimes committed outside national territory
Except as otherwise provided in treaties and conventions, Timorese criminal law is applicable to acts committed outside of the national territory of Timor-Leste in the following cases :
d) They are committed by Timorese or foreigners against Timorese nationals, so long as the perpetrator is found in Timor-Leste, the acts are equally punishable by the legislation of the place in which the acts were committed and they constitute a crime which allows for extradition and it cannot, in the particular case, be granted ;
1. A State which becomes a Party to this Statute thereby accepts the jurisdiction of the Court with respect to the crimes referred to in article 5.
2. In the case of article 13, paragraph (a) or (c), the Court may exercise its jurisdiction if one or more of the following States are Parties to this Statute or have accepted the jurisdiction of the Court in accordance with paragraph 3:
(a) The State on the territory of which the conduct in question occurred or, if the crime was committed on board a vessel or aircraft, the State of registration of that vessel or aircraft;
(b) The State of which the person accused of the crime is a national.
3. If the acceptance of a State which is not a Party to this Statute is required under paragraph 2, that State may, by declaration lodged with the Registrar, accept the exercise of jurisdiction by the Court with respect to the crime in question. The accepting State shall cooperate with the Court without any delay or exception in accordance with Part 9.