Latest content added for UNT Digital Libraryhttps://digital.library.unt.edu/search/?q=94-166&t=dc_identifier2017-01-15T21:55:28-06:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for searching UNT Digital LibraryExtraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law2017-01-15T21:55:28-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc944713/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc944713/"><img alt="Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law" title="Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc944713/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the application of American criminal law outside the United States.</p>Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law2012-04-27T15:49:45-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83803/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83803/"><img alt="Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law" title="Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83803/small/"/></a></p><p>Crime is ordinarily proscribed, tried, and punished according to the laws of the place where it occurs. American criminal law applies beyond the geographical confines of the United States, however, under certain limited circumstances. A surprising number of federal criminal statutes have extraterritorial application, but prosecutions have been few. This may be because when extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction does exist, practical and legal complications, and sometimes diplomatic considerations, may counsel against its exercise.</p>Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law2010-12-04T14:26:25-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29483/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29483/"><img alt="Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law" title="Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29483/small/"/></a></p><p>Crime is ordinarily proscribed, tried, and punished according to the laws of the place where it occurs. American criminal law applies beyond the geographical confines of the United States, however, under certain limited circumstances. A surprising number of federal criminal statutes have extraterritorial application, but prosecutions have been few. This may be because when extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction does exist, practical and legal complications, and sometimes diplomatic considerations, may counsel against its exercise.</p>Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law2010-07-07T17:39:19-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc26037/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc26037/"><img alt="Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law" title="Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc26037/small/"/></a></p><p>Crime is ordinarily proscribed, tried and punished according to the laws on the place where it occurs. American criminal law applies beyond the geographical confines of the United States, however, under some limited circumstances. The federal exceptions to the general rule usually involve crimes like drug trafficking, terrorism, or crimes committed aboard a ship or airplane. State prosecution for overseas misconduct is limited almost exclusively to multijurisdictional crimes, i.e., crimes where some elements of the offense are committed within the state and others are committed abroad. The Constitution, Congress, and state law define the circumstances under which American criminal law may be used against crimes occurring, in whole or in part, outside the United States</p>Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law2006-12-05T09:08:55-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs9325/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs9325/"><img alt="Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law" title="Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs9325/small/"/></a></p><p>Crime is ordinarily proscribed, tried and punished according to the laws on the place where it occurs. American criminal law applies beyond the geographical confines of the United States, however, under some limited circumstances. The federal exceptions to the general rule usually involve crimes like drug trafficking, terrorism, or crimes committed aboard a ship or airplane. State prosecution for overseas misconduct is limited almost exclusively to multijurisdictional crimes, i.e., crimes where some elements of the offense are committed within the state and others are committed abroad. The Constitution, Congress, and state law define the circumstances under which American criminal law may be used against crimes occurring, in whole or in part, outside the United States</p>