Serbia

Criminal Code

GENERAL PART

CHAPTER TWO
APPLICATION OF CRIMINAL LEGISLATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Applicability of Criminal Legislation on the Territory of Serbia
Article 6

(1) Criminal legislation of the Republic of Serbia shall apply to anyone committing a criminal offence on its territory.

(2) Criminal legislation of the Republic of Serbia shall apply to anyone committing a criminal offence on a domestic vessel, regardless of where the vessel is at the time of committing of the act.

(3) Criminal legislation of the Republic of Serbia shall apply to anyone committing a criminal offence in a domestic aircraft while in flight or domestic military aircraft, regardless of where the aircraft is at the time of committing of criminal offence.

(4) If criminal proceedings have been instituted or concluded in a foreign country in respect of cases specified in paragraphs 1 through 3 of this Article, criminal prosecution in Serbia shall be undertaken only with the permission of the Republic Public Prosecutor.

(5) Criminal prosecution of foreign citizens in cases specified in paragraphs 1 through 3 of this Article may be transferred to a foreign state, under the terms of reciprocity.

Keywords

Territorial jurisdiction - national proceedings



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