Critically discuss the bases of jurisdiction open to Alphaland, Guatemala, Bulgaria and Betaland.
A national of Alphaland (which is a sovereign state), living in Alphaland, uses a Germany-registered website to sell over the Internet shares of the Bulgarian National Electricity Company to persons in Guatemala and in Betaland (also a sovereign state). He then travels to Betaland for a short vacation. Internet crime of this sort contravenes the domestic criminal laws of Alphaland, Bulgaria and Germany. Internet crime of this sort also contravenes the domestic criminal law of Guatemala and Betaland, but only if the crime has been initiated in their respective territories. Betaland is a monist state with regard to customary international law. Betaland has an extradition treaty with Alphaland but not with Guatemala and Bulgaria.
Critically discuss the bases of jurisdiction open to Alphaland, Guatemala, Bulgaria and Betaland.
Would the bases of jurisdiction open to Betaland be different if the offender was the acting minister of Education of Alphaland but committed the sale from his private home and in his free time?
