By Rafael Santa Maria (PO ’20) On April 11, Spanish police detained an 18-year-old Italian man accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old British national on a Mediterranean cruise ship. However, the suspect was promptly released by a Spanish judge who claimed that Spain had no jurisdiction over the case. Specifically, the judge argued that Spain could not prosecute the suspect because...
Cruise Ship Crimes and International Jurisdiction
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