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Libman v. The Queen
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2021
Abstract
Jurisdiction — Territorial — Limits of territorial jurisdiction — Transborder crime — Fraud — Defendant making misrepresentations by telephone — Defendant speaking from Canada to persons in United States — Whether essential elements of crime committed entirely in the United States — Whether Canada possessing jurisdiction — Subjective territorial principle of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction — Extraterritorial — Extension of jurisdiction under modern international law — Transborder crime — Developments in technology and communications — Whether leading to extension of jurisdiction in cases of transborder crimes
Comity — Exercise of criminal jurisdiction — Transborder crimes — Defendant in Canada perpetrating fraud on persons in United States — Whether within Canadian jurisdiction — Whether considerations of comity militating against exercise of jurisdiction — The law of Canada
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