Lithuania

Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania

GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER II
VALIDITY OF A CRIMINAL LAW

Article 7. Criminal Liability for the Crimes Provided for in Treaties

Persons shall be liable under this Code regardless of their citizenship and place of residence, also of the place of commission of a crime and whether the act committed is subject to punishment under laws of the place of commission of the crime where they commit the following crimes subject to liability under treaties :

1) crimes against humanity and war crimes (Articles 99-113) ;
2) trafficking in human beings (Article 147) ;
3) purchase or sale of a child (Article 157) ;
4) production, storage or handling of counterfeit currency or securities (Article 213) ;
5) money or property laundering (Article 216) ;
6) act of terrorism (Article 250) ;
7) hijacking of an aircraft, ship or fixed platform on a continental shelf (Article 251) ;
8) hostage taking (Article 252) ;
9) unlawful handling of nuclear or radioactive materials or other sources of ionising radiation (Articles 256, 256(1) and 257) ;
10) the crimes related to possession of narcotic or psychotropic, toxic or highly active substances (Articles 259-269) ;
11) crimes against the environment (Articles 270, 270(1), 271, 272, 274).

Keywords

Jurisdiction
Universal jurisdiction
Automatic jurisdiction



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