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United States v. Georgescu

United States.  25 October 1989 .

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Abstract

Air — Aircraft — Jurisdiction over crimes committed on board aircraft — Indecent assault — Special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States — Whether extending to crime committed by Romanian citizen against Norwegian citizen on foreign aircraft outside the United States — Aircraft bound for and landing in the United States — Tokyo, Hague and Montreal Conventions

Jurisdiction — Extraterritorial — Crimes committed on board aircraft — Special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States — Whether extending to crime committed by Romanian citizen against Norwegian citizen on foreign aircraft outside the United States — Aircraft bound for and landing in the United States — Tokyo, Hague and Montreal Conventions — Passive personality jurisdiction — Whether Norway possesses jurisdiction

Relationship of international law and municipal law — Treaties — Effect in municipal law — Legislation giving effect to treaties Interpretation — Conflict between treaty and subsequent statute — Statute prevailing — The law of the United States

Type
Case Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1991

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