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Is using the word Roleplay with overseas minor can land me in jail
Hypothetical Question:
I am using an adult app (18+) for roleplaying. A girl from South Africa joined. She told her age is 14. I asked "wanna do roleplay?" She also kept her category in ...
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How does multinational criminal copyright infringement get settled?
Let's say,
The plaintiff, lives in the UK and published a literary work (e.g. A Book)
The defendant, a corporation headquartered in the US, wilfully infringing plaintiff's copyright worldwide.
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Would Ukraine humanitarian scammers be commiting war crimes?
A cambridge article has an abstract reading as
Impeding humanitarian access and the starving of civilians is prohibited under international humanitarian law in times of both international and non-...
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If a stateless person commits a crime in Bir Tawil (land that belongs to no country), which country will regulate the punishment?
Let's imagine a guy Bob.
Bob has no citizenship (stateless).
Bob ended up on a land that doesn't belong to any country (Bir Tawil).
Bob commited a particular crime (let's say, he murdered another ...
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International Cybercrime Based in China. Who's Jurisdiction is it?
Quick question... I got my crypto wallet hacked. I live in Canada. Offender lives in China. After the theft, he deposited the money into Huobi, whose HQ is also in China. I did some preliminary ...
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Is commiting a domestic crime in a foreign country punishable?
If a Frenchman was to commit a French crime while visiting Australia, where that action is not a crime, can France prosecute them for that action?
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For the purposes of the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, is being ordered to and appearing before a court "detention" under any charges?
As a criminally charged person before the court, are you detained or are you free to go while before the court per the order of the court to be present in a criminal hearing?
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What is the legal basis under US law for prisoner swaps with Russia?
In 2010, the USA and Russia agreed to exchange prisoners. The political basis for such agreements is clear, but how does it work legally? Is there a formal agreement in international law between the ...
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Is it illegal to give advice to a 17 year old girl who wants to pursue a 50 year old man once she turns 18?
I met a girl on an internet forum who expressed how she at 17 years old liked an older man (a 50 year old). As I am someone who had a similar experience (but I was an 18 year old woman, so legal) she ...
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Is it legal for an 18 year old moroccan man to sext a 17 year old vietnamese girl?
Say a hypothetical 18 year old man from morocco has been texting a vietnamese girl online, and they mostly just talk about hobbies and common interests but she started sexualizing the conversation, ...
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How is a person residing abroad subject to US law?
I am reading this press release of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California.
The attorney states that:
Mason Sheppard, aka “Chaewon,” 19, of Bognor Regis, in the United ...
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Trying a foreigner in the United States - praticalities
I am reading this press release of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the
Northern District of California.
The attorney states that:
Mason Sheppard, aka “Chaewon,” 19, of Bognor Regis, in the United
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Can a country put a foreign criminal on trial, without catching them?
I'm thinking about a few scenarios here. One scenario is a Pablo Escobar scenario, or a Don Eladio scenario if you're a BCS fan like myself: A drug kingpin operating outside the United States, ...
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Conflicting different country laws when browsing the Internet, as you connect to servers worldwide [duplicate]
When a user browses the Internet, downloads or views content and websites, which law are they under, the law from its own country, from where they are browsing the Internet, or the law from the ...
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International sexting between two minors - Text only
A 12-year-old living in the U.S. "sexted" with a 14-year-old in Sweden.
Was any crime committed?
Are there possible legal consequences for either child having engaged in that act?
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