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Art. 8 Schweizerisches Strafgesetzbuch (StGB)
StGB; Erster Teil: Verbrechen und Vergehen; Erster Titel: Geltungsbereich; 3. Räumlicher Geltungsbereich.; Begehungsort
Art. 8 StGB
Ein Verbrechen oder Vergehen gilt als da begangen, wo der Täter es ausführt oder pflichtwidrig untätig bleibt, und da, wo der Erfolg eingetreten ist.
Der Versuch gilt als da begangen, wo der Täter ihn ausführt, und da, wo nach seiner Vorstellung der Erfolg hätte eintreten sollen.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (76)
BG.2025.40 (Art. 8 StGB)
Zurich Cantonal Jurisdiction in Embezzlement Case
Used to equate the damage to property in the case of embezzlement (a conduct offense) with a success according to this article, allowing for subsidiary jurisdiction based on the place of occurrence of the success (damage).
BS 2024 111 · zg (Art. 8 StGB)
Prosecutor's Decision to Discontinue Proceedings Challenged by Company Against Former Executives for Unfair Competition and Breach of Trust
Cited in the reasoning regarding the grounds for waiving prosecution.
50/2023/32 · sh (Art. 8 Abs. 1 StGB)
Defamation Jurisdiction Based on Effect in Switzerland
Cited as the legal basis for determining the place where the offense occurred (Erfolgsort) and thereby establishing Swiss jurisdiction.
P/27068/2023 · ge (art. 8 al. 1 CP)
Dismissal of Fraud and Defamation Appeal Upheld Due to Lack of Standing and Jurisdictional Issues
Provision defining the place where an offence is deemed to have been committed, used in the analysis of jurisdiction for defamation.
P/15611/2024 · ge (art. 8 al. 1 CP)
Public Prosecutor v. Fuel Trade Settlement Fraud Dismissal Upheld
Cited in the reasoning regarding the place where a crime is deemed committed (ubiquity rule).
BS 2024 49 · zg (Art. 8 Abs. 1 StGB)
Jurisdiction Over Foreign Fraud with Swiss Bank Account Deposit
The reasoning established that Swiss jurisdiction exists based on the effects of the crime occurring on Swiss territory (bank account deposit), leading to the annulment of the non-commencement order.
P/26795/2022 · ge (Art. 8 al. 1 CP)
Prosecutor's Non-Prosecution Decision Upheld: Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction for Fraud Committed Abroad
Cited in the reasoning to define the place where an offense is deemed committed (action or result), which was central to determining Swiss jurisdiction.
P/9997/2019 · ge (art. 8 al. 1 CP)
Sexual Assault Classification Appeal Regarding Incapacity and Jurisdiction
Used in the reasoning concerning the territorial competence to define where a crime is deemed committed.
UE230099 · zh (Art. 8 Abs. 1 StGB i.V.m. Art. 52 StGB)
Appellant v. Prosecutor re: Dismissal of Criminal Complaint for Threats, Coercion, Insult, and Data Offenses
Cited in reasoning regarding the decision to essentially uphold the non-commencement ruling based on the minor nature of the offense.
P/2498/2022 · ge (art. 3 et 8 CP)
Prosecutor v. Appeal Regarding Jurisdiction in Breach of Trust and Money Laundering Case
The court found that the classification violated these articles by incorrectly concluding there was no Swiss jurisdiction for the alleged offenses.
SBK.2022.351 · ag (Art. 8 Abs. 1 StGB)
Swiss Court Reverses Prosecutor's Decision on Cross-Border Embezzlement Case
Cited for determining the place where a crime is committed, particularly regarding the location of the effect (damage).
D.cision.2023.14 · vd (Art. 3 et 8 CP)
Appellant v. Public Prosecutor (Fraud Investigation Dismissal Appeal)
These articles concerning the application of Swiss criminal law and the place of commission were central to the finding that the territorial jurisdiction was established, leading to the admission of the appeal.
D.cision.2022.43 · vd (Art. 8 al. 1 CP)
Appeal Regarding Jurisdiction and Timeliness in Maintenance Evasion Case
The court used the territoriality rules of the CP in determining the competence of the Swiss authorities, which is a basis for admitting the appeal.
D.cision.2022.27 · vd (Art. 8 al. 1 CP)
Partial Upheld Appeal on False Testimony/Defamation Refusal: *Ne Bis In Idem* Inapplicable Due to Pending Fraud Appeal; Swiss Jurisdiction Declined for Foreign Acts.
This article on the place where an offense is deemed committed was cited in the reasoning concerning jurisdiction over facts occurring abroad.
BG.2021.9 (Art. 8 Abs. 1 StGB)
Jurisdiction Over Cross-Border Drug Order Prosecution
Cited to define where a crime is considered committed (action or result), establishing the ubiquitätsprinzip for territorial jurisdiction.