Laws on International Waters?

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A baby is born on International waters, then is murdered my a man on the boat.

The boat docks on France.

What nationality is the baby?

How would the man be charged?
 
the baby is the nationality of the mother .and the murderer would be charged by the registration country of the boat.
 
The baby's nationality is the nationality of the parents. If the parents are American, the baby is American regardless of where in the world it's born.

The man would be arrested in France and extradited to the US to face the murder charge.
 
To know the nationality of the baby, you would have to know the nationality of the parents because some countries count by the mother, some by the father and some by both. Their marital status can also have an impact. It would also help to know if the ship is publicly owned and if so, by what government. The government of the country which was determined to be the nationality of the child would have jurisdiction to prosecute, but would have to obtain an extradition order from the French government.
 
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