1 General Part
Chapter 1- Criminal Law and its Application
Article 6 The applicable law on criminal acts committed by Albanian citizens
Concerning criminal acts committed by Albanian citizens within the territory of the Republic of Albania, the criminal law of the Republic of Albania shall apply.
1 General Part
Chapter 1- Criminal Law and its Application
Article 7 The applicable law on criminal acts committed by foreign citizens
The foreign citizen who commits a criminal act within the territory of the Republic of Albania is held responsible on the basis of the criminal law of the Republic of Albania.
TITLE II JURISDICTION AND COMPETENCE
CHAPTER II COMPETENCE
SECTION II TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
Article 76 General rules
1. Territorial jurisdiction is determined, in order, by the venue where the criminal offence is committed or is attempted to be committed or the venue where the consequence has occurred.
2. If the venue indicated in paragraph 1 is not known, the jurisdiction belongs, in order, to the court of the residing place or the domicile of the defendant.
3. If the jurisdiction cannot be determined in this way, it belongs to the court where the Prosecution Office which recorded the criminal offence first, is placed.
4. Rules prescribed in the above paragraphs shall also apply during preliminary investigations.
TITLE IX EXECUTION OF DECISIONS
CHAPTER I EXTRADITION
SECTION I EXTRADITION ABROAD
Article 491 Non-admissibility of the request for extradition
extradition may not be granted:
c) when the requested person has committed a criminal offence in Albania;
รง) when the proceeding is initiated or tried in Albania, although the offence is committed abroad;
Article 2- Organization of the courts for serious crimes
3.The number of courts for serious crimes and of courts of appeal for serious crimes and of their judges, as well as their territorial jurisdiction, is set by decree of the President of the Republic, on the proposal of the Minister of Justice, after receiving the opinion of the High Council of Justice.
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;