Croatia

Criminal Code

CROATIA CRIMINAL CODE

GENERAL PART

CHAPTER TWO (ii) – APPLICABILITY OF THE CRIMINAL LEGISLATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

(2) The criminal legislation of the Republic of Croatia shall be applied to a Croatian citizen who, outside the territory of the Republic of Croatia, commits a criminal offense other than those specified in paragraph 1 of this Article.

(3) The criminal legislation of the Republic of Croatia shall be applied to an alien who, outside the territory of the Republic of Croatia, commits a criminal offense against the Republic of Croatia or its citizen which is not specified in paragraph 1 of this Article.

(4) The criminal legislation of the Republic of Croatia shall be applied to an alien who, outside the territory of the Republic of Croatia, commits against a foreign state or another alien a criminal offense for which, under the law in force in the place of crime, a punishment of five years of imprisonment or a more severe penalty may be applied or who commits a criminal offense from Chapter (xiii) of this Code.

(5) In the cases referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, the criminal legislation of the Republic of Croatia shall be applied only if the perpetrator of the criminal offense is found within the territory of the Republic of Croatia, or has been extradited to it, and in the case referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article, only if the perpetrator is found within the territory of the Republic of Croatia and is not extradited to another state.

Keywords

Jurisdiction



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