Article 17 Jurisdiction

Geldend

Documentgegevens:

Geldend vanaf 01-07-2002

Bronpublicatie:: 27-01-1999, Trb. 2000, 130 (uitgifte: 30-10-2000, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
Inwerkingtreding: 01-07-2002
Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:: 24-06-2002, Trb. 2002, 109 (uitgifte: 01-01-2002, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
Vakgebied(en): Internationaal strafrecht / Bijzondere onderwerpen

1.

Each Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish jurisdiction over a criminal offence established in accordance with Articles 2 to 14 of this Convention where:

a): the offence is committed in whole or in part in its territory;
b): the offender is one of its nationals, one of its public officials, or a member of one of its domestic public assemblies;
c): the offence involves one of its public officials or members of its domestic public assemblies or any person referred to in Articles 9 to 11 who is at the same time one of its nationals.

2.

Each State may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, by a declaration addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, declare that it reserves the right not to apply or to apply only in specific cases or conditions the jurisdiction rules laid down in paragraphs 1 b and c of this article or any part thereof.

3.

If a Party has made use of the reservation possibility provided for in paragraph 2 of this article, it shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to establish jurisdiction over a criminal offence established in accordance with this Convention, in cases where an alleged offender is present in its territory and it does not extradite him to another Party, solely on the basis of his nationality, after a request for extradition.

4.

This Convention does not exclude any criminal jurisdiction exercised by a Party in accordance with national law.