Extraterritorial Apprehension by the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Extraterritorial Apprehension by the Federal Bureau of Investigation In th e ab sen ce o f an in tern atio n a l law vio latio n , a federal d istric t c o u rt will not o rd in a rily d iv est itself o f ju risd ic tio n in a crim inal case w h e re th e d e fe n d a n t’s p resen c e has been se cu re d b y his fo rcib le a b d u c tio n from th e te rrito ria l lim its o f a foreign asylum state. A fo rcib le ab d u ctio n , w h en co u p led w ith a p ro te st by th e asylum state, is a v io latio n o f in tern atio n al law ; th e re is, h o w e v e r, som e p re c e d e n t th at c o m…