Cabo Verde

Código de Processo Penal de Cabo Verde

CODE OF PENAL PROCEDURE OF CAPE VERDE

PART ONE

PRELIMINARY VOLUME

FOUNDATIONS OF PENAL PROCEDURE

TITLE IV - JURISDICTION AND COMPETENCE

CHAPTER II - TERRITORIAL COMPETENCE

Article 38
Crimes committed abroad

1. If the crime was committed abroad, the competent court to hear the case shall be the court within whose territory the perpetrator or his domicile is located.

2. If it is not possible to determine which court is the competent court according to the provision contained in the preceding paragraph, the competent court shall be the court in whose territory the crime was first identified.

3. If the crime was only partially committed abroad, the competent court to hear the case shall be the Cape Verdean court in whose territory the last pertinent act was carried out, in accordance with the provisions of the preceding articles.

Keywords

Jurisdiction
Territorial jurisdiction - national proceedings



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