Passive personality jurisdiction

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan - Criminal Code (EN) 1999

General provision

Section I
Criminal Legislation

CHAPTER 2
ACTION OF THE CRIMINAL LAW

Article 12. Implementation of the criminal law concerning the persons who have committed a crime out of border of the Azerbaijan Republic

12.2. Foreigners and persons without the citizenship, committed a crime outside of limits of the Azerbaijan Republic, shall be instituted to criminal proceedings under the present Code, in cases, if the crime shall be directed against the citizens of the Azerbaijan Republic, interests of the Azerbaijan Republic, and also in the cases, stipulated by international agreements to which the Azerbaijan Republic is a party, if these persons were not condemned in the foreign state.

Azerbaijan - Criminal Code 1999 (amend 2018) (EN)

''Chapter 2. Action of the criminal law Article 12. Implementation of the criminal law concerning the persons who have committed a crime out of border of the Republic of Azerbaijan ''

12.2. Foreigners and stateless persons, committed a crime outside of limits of the Republic of Azerbaijan, shall be instituted to criminal proceedings under the present Code, in cases, if the crime shall be directed against the citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan, interests of the Republic of Azerbaijan Republic, and also in the cases, stipulated by international agreements to which the Republic of Azerbaijan is a party, if these persons were not condemned in the foreign state.

Rome Statute

Article 12 Preconditions to the exercise of jurisdiction

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.