Universal jurisdiction

Czech Republic

Czech republic - Criminal Code 2010 (2011) EN

PART ONE GENERAL PART
CHAPTER I COMPETENCY OF CRIMINAL LAWS
Division 3 Local Applicability

Section 7 Principle of Protection and Principle of Universality
(1) The law of the Czech Republic shall apply to assessment of criminality of Torture and other cruel and inhumane treatment (Section 149), Forgery and alteration of money (Section 233), Uttering forged and altered money (Section 235), Manufacture and possession of forgery equipment (Section 236), Unauthorised production of money (Section 237), Subversion of the Republic (Section 310), Terrorist attack (Section 311), Terror (Section 312), Sabotage (Section 314), Espionage (Section 316), Violence against public authority (Section 323), Violence against a public official (Section 325), Forgery and alteration of public documents (Section 348), Participation in organised criminal group pursuant to Section 361 (2) and (3), Genocide (Section 400),), Attack against humanity (Section 401) ,), Apartheid and discrimination against groups of people (Section 402), Preparation of offensive war (Section 406), Use of prohibited means and methods of combat (Section 411), War cruelty (Section 412) ,), Persecution of population (Section 413), Pillage in the area of military operations (Section 414), Abuse of internationally and state recognised symbols (Section 415) , ), Abuse of flag and armistice (Section 416) and Harming a conciliator (Section 417), even when such a criminal offence was committed abroad by a foreign national or a person with no nationality, who has not been granted permanent residence in the territory of the Czech Republic.
(2) The law of the Czech Republic shall also apply to assessment of criminality of an act committed abroad against a Czech national or a person without a nationality, who has been granted permanent residence in the territory of the Czech Republic, if the act is criminal in the place of its commission, or if the place of its commission is not subject to any criminal jurisdiction. .

PART ONE GENERAL PART
CHAPTER I COMPETENCY OF CRIMINAL LAWS
Division 3 Local Applicability

Section 8 Subsidiary Principle of Universality
(1) The law of the Czech Republic shall also apply to assessment of criminality of an act committed abroad by a foreign national or a person with no nationality, who has not been granted permanent residence in the territory of the Czech Republic, if
1. a) the act is criminal also under the law effective in the territory of its commission, and
2. b) the offender was apprehended in the territory of the Czech Republic and was not extradited or transferred to another state or to another authority entitled to criminal
prosecution.
(2) The law of the Czech Republic shall apply to assessment of criminality of an act committed abroad by a foreign national or a person without a nationality to who has not been granted permanent residence in the territory of the Czech Republic, also when the act was committed in favour of a legal entity with a registered office or branch in the territory of the Czech Republic, or in favour of a natural person who is an entrepreneur with an enterprise, branch or place of business in the territory of the Czech Republic.
(3) However, the offender cannot be imposed a more severe sentence than the sentence prescribed by the law of the state, in the territory of which was the criminal offence committed.

Czech republic - Criminal Procedure Code 1961 (2012) EN

PART ONE
GENERAL PART

CHAPTER I
COMPETENCY OF CRIMINAL LAWS

Division 3
Local Applicability

Section 7 Principle of Protection and Principle of Universality
(1) The law of the Czech Republic shall apply to assessment of criminality of Torture and other cruel and inhumane treatment (Section 149), Forgery and alteration of money (Section 233), Uttering forged and altered money (Section 235), Manufacture and possession of forgery equipment (Section 236), Unauthorised production of money (Section 237), Subversion of the Republic (Section 310), Terrorist attack (Section 311), Terror (Section 312), Sabotage (Section 314), Espionage (Section 316), Violence against public authority (Section 323), Violence against a public official (Section 325), Forgery and alteration of public documents (Section 348), Participation in organised criminal group pursuant to Section 361 (2) and (3), Genocide (Section 400), Attack against humanity (Section 401), Apartheid and discrimination against groups of people (Section 402), Preparation of offensive war (Section 406), Use of prohibited means and methods of combat (Section 411), War cruelty (Section 412), Persecution of population (Section 413), Pillage in the area of military operations (Section 414), Abuse of internationally and state recognised symbols (Section 415), Abuse of flag and armistice (Section 416) and Harming a conciliator (Section 417), even when such a criminal offence was committed abroad by a foreign national or a person with no nationality, who has not been granted permanent residence in the territory of the Czech Republic.

PART ONE
GENERAL PART

CHAPTER I
COMPETENCY OF CRIMINAL LAWS

Division 3
Local Applicability

Section 8 Subsidiary Principle of Universality
(1) The law of the Czech Republic shall also apply to assessment of criminality of an act
committed abroad by a foreign national or a person with no nationality, who has not been granted permanent residence in the territory of the Czech Republic, if
1. a) the act is criminal also under the law effective in the territory of its commission, and
2. b) the offender was apprehended in the territory of the Czech Republic and was not extradited or transferred to another state or to another authority entitled to criminal
prosecution.

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.