The paper examines the issue of determining limits courts’ jurisdiction in course consideration criminal cases related to smuggling, and presence procedural factors influencing determination territorial established by articles 32, 35 Code Criminal Procedure Russian Federation. considers practice Trans-Baikal Territory courts, reveals need for legislative resolution controversial issues determin...

Abstract The international law of jurisdiction is faced with far-reaching changes in the context a globalizing world, but its general orientation, centred on territoriality as guiding principle, has remained stable for long time. This article traces how, contrast to prevailing rhetoric continuity, core categories have been transformed recent decades such way generate an ‘unbound’ jurisdiction, ...

The use of advanced and emerging remote data-collection technologies, and in particular bio-logging of marine migratory species, raises fundamental questions about the scope of authority of coastal states to regulate marine scientific research in the waters under their jurisdiction. Bio-logging involves the attachment of devices to marine animals that collect and transmit data about their movem...

Many states, or rather their leaders and officials, routinely violate the fundamental human rights of both their compatriots or outsiders. Faced with this depressing catalogue of abuses, the international community’s response of choice consists in imposing economic sanctions on wrongdoers. The relatively scant philosophical literature on the topic tackles primary sanctions where the sanctioning...

The principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN)—the International Court of Justice (ICJ)—adjudicates interstate disputes and issues advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized UN organs and specialized agencies. The Court has contributed to the peaceful resolution of disputes by delivering justice in a variety of issue areas including territorial sovereignty, marit...

If human rights are "inalienable rights of all members of the human family", as is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, then no government should be allowed to deny people of them. When some governments fail to realize them for the people under their jurisdiction, the international community has a responsibility to step in. This extra-territorial effect of human rights was no...

The existing border-less cyberspace is mainly the result of the open network architecture of IPv4. This structure does not obey principles of territorial jurisdiction of states. The Yahoo! case demonstrates needs of states and existing limits of IPv4. IPv6 offers extensive geographic tracking allowing a nationalisation of cyberspace. In the future, content filtering may be replaced by blocking ...

the emergence of the internet severely affected the social life. cyberspace, regardless of geographical constraints, has provided the possiblity of fast and affordable communication for all people around the world. the increase of international electronic contracts has caused the courts to confront the challenge of determining jurisdiction in cases involving such contracts. traditional rules of...