Federal Criminal Jurisdiction and Prosecutors' Discretion

Piggyback Jurisdiction in the Proposed Federal Criminal Code

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Piggyback Jurisdiction in the Proposed Federal Criminal Code

Exercising FOREIGN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION over State officials

Our article examines the extent to which state officials are subject to prosecution in foreign domestic courts for international crimes.  We consider the different types of immunity that international law accords to state officials, the reasons for the conferment of this immunity and whether they apply in cases in which it is alleged that the official has committed an international crime. ...

Criminal Law: Federal Criminal Code Section

SECTION 1001 of the Criminal Code provides criminal sanctions against persons who deal fraudulently with government agencies.1 Although the origin of the statute dates from 1863,2 only recently have Government attorneys made frequent use of its provisions. In United States v. Diogo, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit supplemented the increasing body of judicial interpretation of sectio...

criminal jurisdiction in cyberspace

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