PART ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER II JURISDICTION OF COURTS
SUB-CHAPTER II TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
Article 31
Secondary Criteria of Jurisdiction
1. If the territory described in Article 29, paragraph 1. of this Code is unknown or if this place is
not within the territory of Kosovo, the court within whose territory the defendant has a permanent
or current residence shall have jurisdiction.
2. If the court within whose territory the defendant has a permanent or current residence has
initiated proceedings, the court shall retain jurisdiction even after the place of the commission
of the criminal offense has become known.
3. If neither the place of commission of a criminal offense nor the place of permanent or current
residence of the defendant is known or if both are outside the territory of Kosovo, the court
within whose territory the defendant was apprehended or has surrendered himself or herself to
the authorities, shall have 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.