'Passive personality jurisdiction' in document 'Germany - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

CHAPTER ONE
THE CRIMINAL LAW

FIRST TITLE
APPLICATION, JURISDICTION RATIONE LOCI ET TEMPORIS

Section 7
Offences committed abroad—other cases

(1) German criminal law shall apply to offences committed abroad against a German, if the act is a criminal offence at the locality of its commission or if that locality is not subject to any criminal jurisdiction.