En règle générale, le Code criminel vise des infractions commises au Canada(35), comme donner un pot-de-vin à un fonctionnaire canadien(36). Il s’agit du principe de la compétence territoriale, selon lequel « l’État sur le territoire duquel un crime a été commis a compétence pour juger cette infraction »(37).
Generally speaking, the Criminal Code deals with offences that take place in Canada,(35) such as bribing a domestic official (36) This concept is referred to as territorial jurisdiction: “the state in whose territory a crime 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 nationality of the offender is referred to as the nationality principle (39)