Law 5110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Nuremberg, Genocide Convention, Rome Statute Of The International Criminal Court
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9 hostage convention: national states of a hostage can exercise passive personality jurisdiction over an offence committed abroad by a non-national if the state considers it appropriate: hijacking art. 4(b) tokyo hijacking convention: a state can exercise jurisdiction if the offence has been committed against its nationals or permanent residents: terrorism art. 7(2)(a) terrorism financing convention: states can exercise jurisdiction for certain offences committed wither in the territory of a state or against a national of that state. The unequal treaties: passive personality jurisdiction has a long and unfortunate pedigree in international law, 19th century - treaties being imposed by european states and united states on the. Ottoman empire, persia, siam, china and japan: non-reciprocal, allowed for nationals of the western powers to roam freely in the host. Its courts would have jurisdiction to impose penalties on convicted pirates: there have been substantial initiatives to control piracy, es.
