Offences committed outside Sweden
General grounds for jurisdiction
Section 3
Swedish courts have jurisdiction to adjudicate offences committed
outside Sweden in the following situations.
Connecting factor
1. Swedish ship etc.
2. Swedish perpetrator etc.
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Scope of jurisdiction
Offences committed
a) on board a Swedish ship;
b) on board a Swedish aircraft;
c) in the course of their duty by
the commander or a member of
the crew of a Swedish ship or
aircraft; or
d) on a construction lawfully
installed in Sweden’s Exclusive
Economic Zone or on Sweden’s
continental shelf.
Offences committed
a) by a person who at the time of
the offence was a Swedish citizen
or an alien habitually resident in
Sweden;
b) by a person who, when
prosecution is brought for the
offence, is a Swedish citizen or
an alien habitually resident in
Sweden;
c) by a person who is in Sweden
and the offence can, under
Swedish
law,
result
in
imprisonment for more than six
months; or
d) in the exercise of the business
activities of a Swedish company
and the offence is giving of a
bribe, gross giving of a bribe or
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