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Territoriality In American Criminal Law, Emma Kaufman
Territoriality In American Criminal Law, Emma Kaufman
Michigan Law Review
It is a bedrock principle of American criminal law that the authority to try and punish someone for a crime arises from the crime’s connection to a particular place. Thus, we assume that a person who commits a crime in some location— say, Philadelphia—can be arrested by Philadelphia police for conduct deemed criminal by the Pennsylvania legislature, prosecuted in a Philadelphia court, and punished in a Pennsylvania prison. The idea that criminal law is tied to geography in this way is called the territoriality principle. This idea is so familiar that it usually goes unstated.
This Article foregrounds and questions …
Contemporary Uses Of Force Against Terrorism: The United States Response To Achille Lauro-Questions Of Jurisdiction And Its Exercise, Jeffrey A. Mccredie
Contemporary Uses Of Force Against Terrorism: The United States Response To Achille Lauro-Questions Of Jurisdiction And Its Exercise, Jeffrey A. Mccredie
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Criminal Justice In Indian Country, M. Alexander Pearl
Criminal Justice In Indian Country, M. Alexander Pearl
Faculty Publications
This Article examines the role played by different enacted legislation on California’s Indian tribes criminal justice system. For centuries, tribal governments were the only entities with criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country. In 1883, the Supreme Court in Ex parte Kan-Gi-Shun-Ka (Ex parte Crow Dog) confirmed that a crime committed by an Indian against another Indian did not give rise to federal jurisdiction. In response, Congress passed the Major Crimes Act, granting federal authorities the power to investigate, enforce, and prosecute certain crimes occurring in Indian Country. The federal statutes creating federal jurisdiction did not preclude tribal jurisdiction, but states …
Not Quite A Civilian, Not Quite A Soldier: How Five Words Could Subject Civilian Contractors In Iraq And Afghanistan To Military Jurisdiction , Katherine Jackson
Not Quite A Civilian, Not Quite A Soldier: How Five Words Could Subject Civilian Contractors In Iraq And Afghanistan To Military Jurisdiction , Katherine Jackson
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
No abstract provided.
The Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act And Its Implications For Private Military Companies, Dustin M. Tipling
The Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act And Its Implications For Private Military Companies, Dustin M. Tipling
ExpressO
Private Military Companies (PMCs) are civilian staffed corporations that provide military (and law enforcement) services, logistics, and support under contract to a government both inside and outside the country’s borders. Prior to Congress passing the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, U.S. courts lacked jurisdiction to prosecute civilians accompanying United States’ Armed Forces overseas. This article will specifically address how the United States exercises jurisdiction and prosecutes the civilian employees of PMCs in United States courts for crimes they have committed in foreign countries while working under contract to the United States government.
Book Review Of Luc Reydams, Universal Jurisdiciton: International And Municipal Legal Perspectives (2003), David Luban
Book Review Of Luc Reydams, Universal Jurisdiciton: International And Municipal Legal Perspectives (2003), David Luban
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
Some crimes are so odious that committing them makes one hostis generis humani (an enemy of all mankind). Intuitively, the idea of a universal enemy implies the possibility of universal criminal jurisdiction (UCJ). As Luc Reydams notes, the notion of UCJ originated in the 16th century with Covarruvias, although the idea is better known through Grotius's famous assertion that every state has jurisdiction over "gross violations of the law of nature and of nations, done to other states and subjects" (De Jure Belli ac Pacis, AC Campbell trans., II.20.VII). For many years piracy was the only recognized UCJ crime, not …
Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back On The Rez: Is It Safe , Jared B. Cawley
Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back On The Rez: Is It Safe , Jared B. Cawley
Cleveland State Law Review
This article will trace the history of tribal criminal jurisdiction following the arrival of the colonists, through the foundation of the United States government, and will lead into where it stands today. On this journey, this article will discuss significant statutes and case law dealing with the role tribal courts have played in handling criminal jurisdiction in Indian country and will also discuss some important studies conducted by the Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics and others on the current state of violent crime in Indian country, as well as the tribes' ability to handle it. Finally, this article …
A "Civil" Method Of Law Enforcement On The Reservation: In Rem Forfeiture And Indian Law, Henry S. Noyes
A "Civil" Method Of Law Enforcement On The Reservation: In Rem Forfeiture And Indian Law, Henry S. Noyes
American Indian Law Review
No abstract provided.
Criminal Jurisdiction Over Nonmember Indians: The Legal Void After Duro V. Reina, Douglas B. Cubberley
Criminal Jurisdiction Over Nonmember Indians: The Legal Void After Duro V. Reina, Douglas B. Cubberley
American Indian Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Idea Of Sovereignty: Native Peoples, Their Lands, And Their Dreams, Charles F. Wilkinson
The Idea Of Sovereignty: Native Peoples, Their Lands, And Their Dreams, Charles F. Wilkinson
Publications
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An Analytical Framework For International Criminal Law: Realism And Interest Alignment, Daniel H. Derby
An Analytical Framework For International Criminal Law: Realism And Interest Alignment, Daniel H. Derby
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Criminal Jurisdiction: Jurisdiction To Sentence And Convict For Lesser Included Offenses Under The Major Crimes Act: A Critical Assessment Of The Keeble Legacy, Susan M. Mcgoldrick
Criminal Jurisdiction: Jurisdiction To Sentence And Convict For Lesser Included Offenses Under The Major Crimes Act: A Critical Assessment Of The Keeble Legacy, Susan M. Mcgoldrick
American Indian Law Review
No abstract provided.
Aspects Of International Law Affecting The Naval Commander, Geoffrey E. Carlisle
Aspects Of International Law Affecting The Naval Commander, Geoffrey E. Carlisle
International Law Studies
No abstract provided.
Criminal Jurisdiction Over Indian Schools: Chilocco Indian School, An Example Of Jurisdictional Confusion, Noma D. Gurich, R. Steven Haught
Criminal Jurisdiction Over Indian Schools: Chilocco Indian School, An Example Of Jurisdictional Confusion, Noma D. Gurich, R. Steven Haught
American Indian Law Review
No abstract provided.
Criminal Jurisdiction: Double Jeopardy In Indian Country, Larry Alan Burns
Criminal Jurisdiction: Double Jeopardy In Indian Country, Larry Alan Burns
American Indian Law Review
No abstract provided.
Far Beyond Nuremberg: Steps Toward International Criminal Jurisdiction, Richard I. Miller
Far Beyond Nuremberg: Steps Toward International Criminal Jurisdiction, Richard I. Miller
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Criminal Jurisdiction Of The Kentucky Courts: A Tentative Codification, Roy Mitchell Moreland
Criminal Jurisdiction Of The Kentucky Courts: A Tentative Codification, Roy Mitchell Moreland
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Original Criminal Jurisdiction Of Courts In Kentucky, H. Wendell Cherry, Linza B. Inabnit
The Original Criminal Jurisdiction Of Courts In Kentucky, H. Wendell Cherry, Linza B. Inabnit
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.