Section 7
Venue at place of commission
(1) Venue is deemed to be established in the court in whose district the offence was committed.
(2) If essential elements of an offence are established by the content of a publication appearing within the territorial scope of this federal statute, only the court in whose district the publication appeared is deemed to have jurisdiction pursuant to subsection (1). However, in cases of insult initiated by private prosecution, the court in whose district the publication was distributed also has jurisdiction if the domicile or habitual residence of the person insulted is in that district.
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;