For a crime committed abroad aboard a Korean vessel, in which courts can the case be heard, and how far does that reach for crimes on Korean aircraft?
General information · Not legal advice
Material to check
The practice file to read here holds the ship's registration papers showing the place of registration, the itinerary or voyage log establishing where the vessel lay when the crime occurred and which port it first reached afterwards, and any record identifying the vessel as a Korean ship.
These are types of material to look for, not evidence already verified by PRO SE.
Where readings differ
One reading treats the paragraph on ships as adding to the ordinary grounds: for a crime committed aboard a Korean ship located outside the country, the case may be heard not only where the crime occurred, at the defendant's address, dwelling or present location, but also at the place of registration or at the first port reached after the crime.
Another reading looks at the paragraph on aircraft, which applies the ship rule to a Korean aircraft abroad only in the terms that fit an aircraft, so the file must show what plays the part of the place of registration and of the first landing once the crime is done.
Your judgment
If the vessel touched a foreign port before returning home, how does the file show which landing was the first after the crime rather than an ordinary stop on the voyage?
PRO SE does not make this decision or keep a case record on this public site.When to reconsider
We look at this again if the provision is amended to change which places give jurisdiction over crimes abroad, or if a court decision explains what counts as the place of registration or the first landing for a vessel or aircraft.