''Part I, Chapter 2, Scope of Penal Law, Article 8 Application of the Penal Law within the Territory of the Lao PDR''
The Penal law is applied to all offences committed on the territory of the Lao PDR.
A person or legal person who commits an offence within the territory of the Lao PDR shall be punished in accordance with the Penal Code of the Lao PDR.
''Part I, Chapter 2, Scope of Penal Law, Article 9 Extraterritorial Application of the Penal Law''
Lao citizens who commit offences outside the territory of the Lao PDR shall be charged with and punished for such offences if they are defined as offences under this Penal Code and other related Laws of the Lao PDR that define criminal offences and punishment.
Aliens and stateless individuals residing in the Lao PDR who commit offences outside the territory of the Lao PDR shall also be punished.
1. The Court has jurisdiction only with respect to crimes committed after the entry into force of this Statute.
2. If a State becomes a Party to this Statute after its entry into force, the Court may exercise its jurisdiction only with respect to crimes committed after the entry into force of this Statute for that State, unless that State has made a declaration under article 12, paragraph 3.
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.
The Court may exercise its jurisdiction with respect to a crime referred to in article 5 in accordance with the provisions of this Statute if:
(a) A situation in which one or more of such crimes appears to have been committed is referred to the Prosecutor by a State Party in accordance with article 14;
(b) A situation in which one or more of such crimes appears to have been committed is referred to the Prosecutor by the Security Council acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations; or
(c) The Prosecutor has initiated an investigation in respect of such a crime in accordance with article 15.