Jurisdiction if an American soldier is arrested in another country

 

 

 

Who do you believe should have jurisdiction if an American soldier is arrested in another country by the local police and charged with raping a foreign woman? Why? Explain your answer.

a) Incarcerate the soldier and let the local police in the country where the crime was committed hear his case.

b) Bring the soldier back to the U.S. and let his case be heard by the U.S Supreme Court.

c). Incarcerate the soldier in the country where he committed the crime and let the International Court of Justice hear his case (the International Court of Justice is part of the United Nations.)

d ) Bring the soldier back to the U.S. and let his case be heard by the U.S. Military Court that has jurisdiction over that branch of the military.

 

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