Generally speaking, the Criminal Code deals with offences that take place in Canada,(35) such as bribing a domestic official (36) This concep
t is referred to as territorial jurisdiction: “the state in whose territory a crim
e was committed has jurisdiction over the offence” (37) The Code also establishes jurisdiction
over certain offences committed by Canadian citizens abroad, including treason, terrorism, and certain sexual offences against children (38) Jurisdiction on the basis of the nation
...[+++]ality of the offender is referred to as the nationality principle (39)