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A perpetrator standing on French territory fires a rifle across the border, striking and fatally wounding a victim who is standing in Geneva, Switzerland. Under Art. 8 Abs. 1 StGB, does Swiss criminal jurisdiction apply to this offense?

No, because the physical act of shooting occurred entirely outside Swiss sovereign territory. No, unless France formally waives criminal jurisdiction and transfers the proceedings under the European Convention on the Transfer of Proceedings. Yes, because under the Principle of Ubiquity (Ubiquitätsprinzip, Art. 8 Abs. 1 StGB), a felony is deemed committed both where the perpetrator acted and where the statutory result occurred. Yes, but only if the victim is a Swiss citizen and the perpetrator subsequently enters Switzerland voluntarily.

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Yes, because under the Principle of Ubiquity (Ubiquitätsprinzip, Art. 8 Abs. 1 StGB), a felony is deemed committed both where the perpetrator acted and where the statutory result occurred.

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