PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 1. PRELIMINARY
§1.03. Territorial Applicability.
(1) A person may be convicted under the law of the Republic of the Marshall Islands("Republic") for an offense committed by the person's own conduct or the conduct of another for which that person is legally accountable if:
(a) either the conduct that is an element of the offense or the result is that is such an element occurs within the Republic; or
(b) conduct occurring outside the Republic is sufficient under the law of the Republic to constitute an attempt to commit an offense within the Republic; or
(c) conduct occurring outside the Republic is sufficient under the law of the Republic to constitute a conspiracy to commit an offense within the Republic and an overt to act in furtherance of such conspiracy occurs within the Republic; or
(d) conduct occurring within the Republic establishes complicity in the commission of, or an attempt, solicitation or conspiracy to commit, an offense in another jurisdiction that also is an offense under the law of the Republic; or
(e) the offense consists of the omission to perform a legal duty imposed by the law of the Republic; or
(f) the offense is based on a statute of the Republic that expressly prohibits conduct outside the Republic, when the conduct bears a reasonable relation to a legitimate interest of the Republic and the actor knows or should know that his or her conduct is likely to affect that interest; or
(g) conduct occurring outside the Republic is intended to cause or recklessly threaten a result within the Republic, and the conduct is sufficient under the law of the Republic to constitute an offense; or
(h) either the conduct is an element of the offense or the result that such an element occurs on any vessel belonging in whole or in part to the Republic or any citizen thereof, or any corporation created by or under the laws of the Republic, when such vessel is within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the Republic.
PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 1. PRELIMINARY
§1.03. Territorial Applicability.
(5) Territorial applicability of this Code includes the land and water and the air space above such land and water with respect to which the Republic has legislative jurisdiction.
TITLE I. APPLICABILITY
Rule 1. Scope ; Definitions ; Interpretation
(a) Scope.
(1) In General. These rules govern the procedure in all criminal proceedings in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
1. The Court has jurisdiction only with respect to crimes committed after the entry into force of this Statute.
2. If a State becomes a Party to this Statute after its entry into force, the Court may exercise its jurisdiction only with respect to crimes committed after the entry into force of this Statute for that State, unless that State has made a declaration under article 12, paragraph 3.
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.
The Court may exercise its jurisdiction with respect to a crime referred to in article 5 in accordance with the provisions of this Statute if:
(a) A situation in which one or more of such crimes appears to have been committed is referred to the Prosecutor by a State Party in accordance with article 14;
(b) A situation in which one or more of such crimes appears to have been committed is referred to the Prosecutor by the Security Council acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations; or
(c) The Prosecutor has initiated an investigation in respect of such a crime in accordance with article 15.