Territorial jurisdiction - national proceedings

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan - Criminal Code 1997 (2008) EN

GENERAL PART

SECTION I. CRIMINAL LAW

CHAPTER 2. CRIMINAL LAW BOUNDS

Article 5. Application of the Criminal Law to Persons Committing Crimes within the Kyrgyz Republic

(1) Any person committing crime within the Kyrgyz Republic shall be held responsible hereunder.

(2) In case of a crime committed outside of the Kyrgyz Republic, responsibility shall take effect hereunder if such crime is accomplished or prevented within the Kyrgyz Republic.

Rome Statute

Article 12 Preconditions to the exercise of jurisdiction

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;