Re Zoltán Sz

• Jurisdiction: Hungria
• Docket Number: 252
• Court: Supreme Court (Hungary)
• Date: 01 December 1928

Supreme Court of Hungary.

Case No. 252

In Re Zoltán Sz.

Diplomatic Intercourse — Status of Legation Buildings — Extraterritoriality — Jurisdiction in Offences Committed in Legation Buildings.

The Facts.—The accused took part in inducing the passport authorities at the Hungarian Legation in Vienna to issue a passport as the result of false information and a false photograph. The question arose as to where the offence was committed.

Held by the Supreme Court: “The offence was committed not abroad but on the territory of the Hungarian State. The premises of the Royal Hungarian Legation which enjoyed the privileges of extraterritoriality must be regarded as Hungarian territory. Accordingly, all acts committed...