Jurisdiction — In general — Territorial — Territorial limits of — New Zealand — Statute providing for jurisdiction over crimes on board Commonwealth ships on the high seas — Whether unconstitutional — Whether contrary to international law — Whether intra vires New Zealand legislature — The law of New Zealand.

Jurisdiction — On the high seas — Piracy — Other crimes — Attempted murder — New Zealand — Statute providing for jurisdiction over crimes on board Commonwealth ships on the high seas — Whether unconstitutional — Whether contrary to international law — Whether intra vires New Zealand legislature — The law of New Zealand.

States as international persons — Composite and dependent States and territories — British Commonwealth of Nations — New Zealand — New Zealand Constitution Acts and Statute of Westminster — Whether New Zealand General Assembly possesses power to legislate with extraterritorial effect — The law of New Zealand.