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20 U.S.F. Mar. L.J. 199 (2007-2008)
The Long Reach of U.S. Law Over Crimes Occurring on the High Seas

handle is hein.journals/usfm20 and id is 329 raw text is: The Long Reach of U.S. Law Over Crimes Occurring on the High Seas BYROBERT D. PELTZ* AND LAWRENCE W. KAYE** I. INTRODUCTION .. ................................ .......... 200 II. UNITED STATES JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES ON THE HIGH SEAS ...... 202 A . General Constitutional Principles ............................................. 202 B . International Law Principles ..................................................... 203 C . Federal Crim inal Statutes .......................................................... 207 D . Drug Enforcem ent Statutes ....................................................... 208 E . T he H igh Seas ........................................................................... 2 13 F. Reach of U .S. Crim inal Statutes ................................................ 215 G. Specific Criminal Statutes Applied To Crimes on the High S e a s .......................................................................................... 2 16 III. THE KER-FRISBIE DOCTRINE ............................................................... 217 IV. THE IMPACT OF CONCURRENT STATE COURT JURISDICTION ............. 219 V. FOREIGN JURISDICTION OVER U.S. CITIZENS ON VESSELS WITHIN FOREIGN TERRITORIAL W ATERS .................................................... 222 VI. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR POTENTIAL CRIMES ....................... 223 VII. INVESTIGATION AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS ............................... 226 A . C oast G uard .............................................................................. 226 B . F B I ............................................................................................ 2 2 7 VIII. THE INCIDENCE OF CRIMES COMMITTED ON LAND AND SEA: FA CT V S. F ICTIO N ........................................................................... 23 1 IX . A CCESS TO U .S. C OURTS .................................................................... 233 X . C O N C L U SIO N ........................................................................................ 2 3 5 * Robert Peltz is a graduate of Duke University (A.B. '73) and the University of Miami School of Law (J.D. '76) and a partner in the law firm of McIntosh, Sawran, Peltz and Cartaya, P.A., practicing out of the firm's Miami office. ** Lawrence Kaye is a graduate of the University of Hartford (B.A. '76) and the University of San Diego School of Law (J.D.'78) and a partner in the law firm of Kaye, Rose & Partners, L.L.P., practicing out of the finn's San Diego and Los Angeles offices.

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