Suchergebnisse

Jurisdiction — In general — Personal — Over nationals in respect of crimes committed abroad — Whether provisions of Dutch Road Traffic Act apply to offences committed by nationals abroad — Whether any requirement that offence be punishable under law of place of commission — The law of the Netherlands

Human rights — Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment — Constitutional provisions — Prohibition of inhuman or degrading punishment — Whipping of adult male offenders — Whether in contravention of human rights — Relevance of European Convention on Human Rights, 1950 and decisions of European Court of Human Rights — The law of Zimbabwe

Jurisdiction — The air space — Hijacking of aircraft to forum State — Last phase of hijacking taking place in territory of forum State — Whether sufficient to establish jurisdiction — Principle of absolute sovereignty over air space — The law of AustriaThe individual in international law — In general — Human rights and freedoms — Freedom of emigration — Whether right protected by international law — Attempt to flee country — Hijacking of aircraft — Defence of necessity — The law of Austria229Jurisdiction — In general — Territorial — Territorial limits of jurisdiction — Hijacking of aircraft to forum State — Last phase of hijacking taking place in territory of forum State — Whether sufficient to establish jurisdiction — Principle of absolute sovereignty over air space — Offences committed by Romanians attempting to flee to the West — Defence of necessity — Freedom of emigration — Whether a right protected by international law — The law of Austria

Extradition — Conditions — Allegation that lives of accused would be in jeopardy if they were extradited — Whether matter for Executive or courtsExtradition — Of nationals — Accused claiming United States nationality — Discretion of Executive whether or not to surrender nationals — Mexico-United States Extradition Treaty, 1899, Article IV — Government of Mexico allegedly declining to extradite Mexican nationals — Whether precluding United States from extraditing United States nationals to Mexico — Whether matter for Executive or courtsExtradition — Political offence — Definition — Requirement that offence be committed in course of political upheaval — Political motivation alone insufficientExtradition — Procedure — Evidence — Extent to which accused is entitled to challenge evidence in extradition proceedings — Scope of judicial review of determination by magistrate430Treaties — Interpretation — Subsequent practice — Practice regarding provision in extradition treaty — Significance of adoption of similar provision in new treaty — The law of the United States