Territorial jurisdiction - national proceedings

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein - Criminal Code 1987 (2021) EN

§ 62
Offences in Liechtenstein
The Liechtenstein criminal laws shall apply to all acts committed in Liechtenstein.

§ 63
Offences committed on board Liechtenstein ships or aircraft
The Liechtenstein criminal laws shall also apply to acts committed on a Liechtenstein ship or aircraft, irrespective of where the ship or aircraft is located

§ 65
Offences abroad that are punished only if they carry a penalty under the laws of the place where they are committed
1) For acts other than those referred to in § 63 and § 64 that have been committed abroad, the Liechtenstein criminal laws shall apply, provided that the acts also carry a penalty under the laws of the place where they are committed, if:
2. the perpetrator was a foreign national at the time of the act, is caught in Liechtenstein, and cannot be extradited abroad for reasons other than the type or nature of his act.87

§ 74e^109
Domestic jurisdiction
Where by law the validity of Liechtenstein criminal laws for acts committed abroad depends on the place of residence or abode of the perpetrator in Liechtenstein or the perpetrator's Liechtenstein citizenship, the domicile or place of operation or establishment of the legal person shall be decisive.

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;