Practice question
Under territoriality, does a foreign offender's nationality alone exclude jurisdiction over an ordinary offense committed within the State, absent an applicable immunity or exception?
- Yes, all foreigners are immune.
- No; territorial jurisdiction generally extends to foreigners as well as nationals.
- Yes, unless the victim is a citizen.
- Yes, unless the foreign government approves the charge.
- Yes, because only nationality supports criminal jurisdiction.
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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