'Residence Jurisdiction' in document 'Sweden - Penal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART ONE
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter 2 On the Applicability of Swedish Law

Section 2

Crimes committed outside the Realm shall be adjudged according to Swedish law and by a Swedish court where the crime has been committed :

1. by a Swedish citizen or an alien domiciled in Sweden,
2. by an alien not domiciled in Sweden who, after having committed the crime, has become a Swedish citizen or has acquired domicile in the Realm or who is a Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, or Norwegian citizen and is present in the Realm, or