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Practice question: Territoriality Principle

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

State A has territorial jurisdiction over a crime, but the suspect remains in B. Explain why prosecution authority does not itself authorize an arrest operation inside B.

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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