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Criminal proceedings for a criminal who committed crimes in multiple countries
If a criminal from another country (say Australia) were to commit crimes there and flee to the United States, what government would track him? After capture, would he be returned to the Australian ...
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Section 184 of the Canadian Criminal Code and Foreign Actors
This is inspired by recent events, but I will not be naming names.
My understanding of section 184 is that people in Canada are allowed to intercept communications by any means provided that they ...
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Does someone get punished if they commit a crime outside of "legal jurisdiction"? (i.e. abroad in another country)
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Let's consider a scenario where you have killed someone in China and somehow managed to evade the Chinese authorities, returning to America.
The Chinese then release irrefutable ...
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If a crime happens between two parties in different countries over the internet, what laws apply? [duplicate]
Lets say, for the sake of example, it's a severe crime (punishable by jail time) in the United States to say that someone stinks.
Person A is from Brazil where no such law exists
Person B is from the ...
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Why is Julian Assange in jail?
Further to another question asked on these boards:
Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks for jumping bail on 1 May 2019
Presumably, his jail term began immediately upon sentencing, in which case he ...
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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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If a US citizen murders a fellow citizen in a foreign country, where does the trial happen?
If an American citizen murders another American citizen abroad in a country which an extradition treaty exists, but is first arrested back in the United States where they have since returned to - ...
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Question about extradition [closed]
I saw a video about the protests taking place in Hong Kong just a few minutes ago and it took my attention for a while, so a question about a slightly different scenario came in my mind and I'd like ...
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US extradition or domestic prosecution of US based foreign cyber crime?
I’m a cybersecurity professional familiar with the extradition of foreign cyber criminals to the US. But what if the situation were flipped? Given the following scenario what would likely happen?
US ...
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Was the Dec. 2018 arrest of Huawei's CFO in Canada legal?
Meng Wanzhou, the CFO of the Chinese company Huawei was recently arrested in Canada, and is facing extradition to the US, allegedly on charges of breaking violating U.S. sanctions on Iran.
The thing ...
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What happens if you commit two murders in two different countries (not your own) and is apprehended in a third country?
What happens if you commit two murders in two different countries (not your own) and is apprehended in a third country?
How will the countries most likely come to an agreement, and how long might the ...
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Are there any legal precedents regarding the enforcement of a country's laws on its citizens abroad?
I'm asking about the United States specifically but it would be valuable to hear about other countries as well.
Are there legal/constitutional arguments against the application of US laws on US ...
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Do courts have jurisdiction over online service providers from overseas?
Consider this pretty common scenario: company (or person) A, incorporated/residing in country X, provides online services all over the world. Technically, the services do not require any physical ...
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When can a country ask for a criminal suspect in another country to be extradited?
Most of the times in news I hear about someone doing some sort of crime and fleeing the nation and roaming freely in other nation. And the other country can't do any thing about it. What kind of BS is ...
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