Offenders Abroad: The Case for Nationality-Based Criminal Jurisdiction
dc.contributor.author | Watson, Geoffrey | |
dc.date | 2021-11-25T13:35:02.000 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-26T11:52:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-26T11:52:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1992-01-01T00:00:00-08:00 | |
dc.identifier | yjil/vol17/iss1/3 | |
dc.identifier.contextkey | 9452294 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13051/6265 | |
dc.description.abstract | The United States is not usually regarded as a timid prosecutor. Indeed, U.S. enthusiasm for extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction has prompted criticism that "a proselytizing spirit" and a "sense of imperial mission" motivate U.S. practice. Nevertheless, the United States is one of the least aggressive proponents of one of the most widely accepted forms of extraterritorial jurisdiction: nationality-based criminal jurisdiction, or criminal jurisdiction based on the nationality of the offender. Consequently, when a U.S. national commits a violent crime in a state that subsequently does not prosecute, the U.S. offender avoids prosecution altogether because the United States lacks jurisdiction. This jurisdictional gap is not hypothetical; it prevents prosecution of a number of serious cases every year. | |
dc.title | Offenders Abroad: The Case for Nationality-Based Criminal Jurisdiction | |
dc.source.journaltitle | Yale Journal of International Law | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-11-26T11:52:28Z | |
dc.identifier.legacycoverpage | https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/yjil/vol17/iss1/3 | |
dc.identifier.legacyfulltext | https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1586&context=yjil&unstamped=1 |