If a crime committed on a airplane, which country's law will apply?

Question

Let's say an airplane of country A, fly from country X to country Y, and something happens, says a passenger stab another one (to simplify, assume both passengers are from country X or Y, not A).

So which law will apply? country A's, X's or Y's?

This is a real question, not riddle.

Answer 1

This is similar to crimes committed on the high seas. The first port of entry - or airport - that country would have jurisdiction over the crime the crime that was committed. If a plane flew from England to New York and a crime was committed in flight, New York would have jurisdiction over this matter after the plane landed. Good question.

Answer 2

the comparable regulations word as to ships at sea or touchdown in unclaimed territory. The spacecraft has a flag - often that of the country that released it. at the same time as exterior of the jurisdiction of the different state, the regulation of the flag state applies. If it landed interior the territory claimed by making use of yet another Earthly state, that state's regulations could word with the aid of worldwide convention. If we got here upon an alien civilisation, there could be no convention with their criminal equipment and we would overlook approximately it. even however, the aliens could be ready to implementing their regulations.

Answer 3

the country the plane lands in next will incarserate the offender and if the offender is wanted in another country an extradition order may apply.
But if the offence on the aeroplane is the only offence where the offender is taken of the plane they will be punished by that countries law.

Answer 4

Coach's comparison to ships on the high sea isn't completely accurate since many ships at sea tend to sail under a flag of convenience therefore putting themselves under the laws of that nation...

in other words, an American ship leaves Florida and heads for the Caribbean...once outside American territory they raise Jamaican flags in order to escape certain American laws and statutes...now they are under the jurisdiction of the Jamaicans authorities without ever docking in Jamaica...

Answer 5

Say, let me think. ahhhhh... aha!

multiply A to X, get the squareroot of Y, ahem, get the difference X and Y divide it to the logarithm of XY and there it is...

the suspect will be brought back to its own country and will be prosecuted there!

Answer 6

country A's....coz the plane belongs to A and all the authorities are according to country A.........

Answer 7

I'd say country X. I could be wrong though

Answer 8

Country Y will have jurisdiction (because that is where they will land).

Answer 9

The all-mighty U.S.A. of course!!

Answer 10

where the plane came from.