Of particular relevance here, we have jurisdiction over the judicial system and the criminal code.

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In April, an appeals court in another jurisdiction found in favour of Peter Junger, a law professor who had posted the code for encryption software on the Internet, in violation of American export controls.

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Since 2001, there have been about 4, 700 changes to the U.S. tax code and about 17, 000 proposed tax law changes over 10, 000 unique jurisdiction types, Rajparia noted.

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Contractors working directly for the Pentagon fall under a separate law, the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, whereas those serving with American troops may be prosecuted under another law, known as the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

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We must state that we consider the above threats to be in breach of the Hellenic Criminal Code and as the alleged offence took place on Hellenic soil and the victims were Greek citizens, jurisdiction will be assumed immediately.

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