Practice question
A foreign visitor commits an ordinary theft entirely in Manila. No immunity or special exception applies. Which jurisdictional basis most directly supports Philippine criminal jurisdiction?
- Passive personality because the offender is foreign.
- Universality solely because theft is unpopular.
- Protective jurisdiction over every private loss.
- Territoriality because the offense occurred in the Philippines.
- Nationality because every visitor becomes Filipino.
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Article 2: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/28/20426
- UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, Articles 4 and 15: https://mandates.un.org/mandate/A/RES/55/25
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