Give me a case scenario about Criminal law in Territoriality
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THRE are four' different theories of criminal jurisdiction, namely:
(1) territorial, (2) Roman, (3) injured forum, and (4) cosmopolitan.
The territorial theory takes the position that criminal jurisdiction
depends upon the place of perpetration. That is, the nation on whose
territory the crime was committed has jurisdiction of the offense. It is
a logical outgrowth of the conception of law enforcement as a means
of keeping the peace. The perpetrator, rather than the place of perpretration, is the determinant under the Roman theory. A nation, in
this view, has jurisdiction over its national wherever he may be and
hence can hold him accountable for his criminal misdeed wherever
committed. It is a logical outgrowth of the conception of law enforcement as a means of disciplining members of the tribe or clan. While
sometimes referred to as the "personal" theory, the traditional label is
"Roman" because this was the position of the Roman law which held
the Roman citizen accountable to it wherever he might be.
The injured forum theory places the emphasis upon the effect of the
crime. A nation may take jurisdiction of any crime which has the
effect of causing harm to it. Although the label was not used, this was