Crimes Committed on Ships and Abroad—Jurisdiction
| Author | Russell Tribe |
| Published date | 01 January 1950 |
| Date | 01 January 1950 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X5002300109 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
CRIMES ON
SHIPS
AND
ABROAD-JURISDICTION
47
in a clamp, with the inner surface of the skin facing the camera. A
light was placed below, and at an angle of about 15 degrees to the
specimen. Anotherlight was shone at an angle on to a white background,
and a mask placed to protect the lens from direct light (see Fig. 4)·
Fig. 4
The
camera was focused on the inner surface of the specimen and a
photograph taken.
This specimen of skin is of an average thickness of 1\ inch.
(Approx. 1.5 millimetres.)
Crimes Committed on Ships and
Abroad-Jurisdiction
By
RUSSELL
TRIBE
Southampton
Borough Police,
Directing
Staff,
The
Police College
THE case of Gerhart Eisler, whose extradition from England was
sought unsuccessfully by the United States Government on a
charge of perjury, evoked much legal argument and, because of its
political significance, lengthy press comment.
It
will be recollected that on 14th May, 1949, Eisler, a native of
Leipzig, was apprehended on the S.S. Batory, a Polish ship, then
anchored in Southampton Water. Previously great care had been taken
to ensure that the information for the warrant was laid at a time when
the vessel had already arrived at a point near the coast where she would
be under British jurisdiction.
The
subsequent court proceedings failed through a legal ruling
that the "
perjury"
alleged to have been committed by Eisler in the
United States would not have been punishable as such
if
committed in
England.
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