Territorial jurisdiction - national proceedings

Trinidad and Tobago

The International Criminal Court Act 2006

PART II

INTERNATIONAL CRIMES AND OFFENCES AGAINST ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

Jurisdiction to Try Offences Against Administration of Justice

14. Proceedings may be brought for an offence under sections 15 to 21, if—
(a) the act or omission constituting the offence charged is alleged to have occurred in Trinidad and Tobago or on board a ship or aircraft that is registered in Trinidad and Tobago; or



Rome Statute

Article 12 Preconditions to the exercise of jurisdiction

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;