''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.
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;