Today 5/11/2013 there was an article in the Standard that, if we committed a speeding violation abroad, we had to pay for it.
(http://www. Standaard.be/cnt/dmf20131105_00824474?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_term=dso&utm_content=article&utm_campaign=seeding)
I was wondering if this is legal? I mean, I never swore some kind of oath at birth that I would respect the laws of Romania, did I? It is not up to Belgium to enforce the laws of another country, is it?
Answer
Best,
We must follow foreign law as soon as we enter the territory of that other country. This is called the territoriality principle: everyone who is on the territory of a country must comply with the law of the country. This rule also applies in Belgium.
Regards
Answered by
Prof. dr. dr. Gudrun Vande Walle
Criminology Public Administration Security Organizational Crime: Corruption / Environmental Crime / Victims of Business Activities
http://www.ugent.be
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