'Territorial jurisdiction' in document 'Poland - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

Chapter I
Principles of penal liability

Article 5. The Polish penal law shall be applied to the perpetrator who committed a prohibited act
within the territory of the Republic of Poland, or on a Polish vessel or aircraft, unless an international
agreement to which the Republic of Poland is a party stipulates otherwise.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 12
Preconditions to the exercise of jurisdiction
2. In the case of article 13, paragraph (a) or (c), the Court may exercise its jurisdiction if one or more of the following States are Parties to this Statute or have accepted the jurisdiction of the Court in accordance with paragraph 3:
(a) The State on the territory of which the conduct in question occurred or, if the crime was committed on board a vessel or aircraft, the State of registration of that vessel or aircraft