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Public Prosecutor v. Günther B and Manfred E

Austria.  15 September 1970 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

International law in general — Relation to municipal law — Treaties — Municipal enabling legislation — Interpretation by reference to aim and purpose of treaty — Geneva Convention for the Suppression of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs, 1936 — The law of Austria

Treaties — Conclusion and operation of — Effect of municipal legislation — Enabling legislation — Interpretation by reference to origin and purpose of Convention — Geneva Convention for the Suppression of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs, 1936 — The law of Austria

Jurisdiction — In general — Personal — Over nationals in respect of crimes committed abroad — Importation of drugs into foreign State — Geneva Convention for the Suppression of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs, 1936 — Municipal enabling legislation — Prosecution in forum State for endangering public health — Whether public health outside forum State protected — Whether enabling legislation to be interpreted by reference to aims and purpose of Convention — Personal principle as basis of jurisdiction — Whether penalty inflicted abroad to be taken into account in determining sentence in forum State — The law of Austria

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Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1986

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