Number: RS22497
Title: Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law: An Abbreviated Sketch
Authors: Charles Doyle, American Law Division 
Abstract: Although a substantial number of federal criminal statutes have undisputed extraterritorial application and a great many more have apparent extraterritorial application, prosecutions are relatively few. In such cases, federal investigators and prosecutors face legal, practical, and often diplomatic obstacles that can be daunting. The mutual legal assistance treaties which the United States has with some fifty other countries reduce or eliminate some of these impediments.
Pages: 6
Date: August 18, 2006