▁prov isions , ▁Esc amil la ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁of ▁the ▁charges . ▁ ▁Resol ving ▁the ▁juris diction ▁question ▁ ▁The ▁appe als ▁court ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁a ▁clear ▁r uling ▁on ▁the ▁matter ▁of ▁juris diction . ▁This ▁left ▁the ▁question ▁unclear ▁should ▁a ▁similar ▁issue ▁arise ▁in ▁future ▁cases , ▁either ▁in ▁Ar ctic ▁waters ▁or ▁in ▁Ant arct ica . ▁Ob ser vers ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁practical ity ▁of ▁a ▁trial ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁severe ▁doubt ▁had ▁Esc amil la , ▁Light sey , ▁or ▁even ▁Le av itt ▁been ▁Canad ians ▁– ▁a ▁pla us ible ▁situation ▁given ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁international ▁operations ▁– ▁and ▁that ▁any ▁ambigu ity ▁in ▁the ▁trial ▁under ▁these ▁circumstances ▁could ▁potentially ▁have ▁caused ▁a ▁major ▁international ▁incident . ▁ ▁The ▁ambigu ity ▁was ▁later ▁resolved ▁( at ▁least ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ) ▁by ▁an ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ▁C riminal ▁Code , ▁which ▁added ▁a ▁provision ▁establish ing ▁federal ▁juris diction ▁when ▁"... the ▁off ense ▁is ▁committed ▁by ▁or ▁against ▁a ▁national ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁a ▁place ▁outside ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁any ▁nation ", ▁intended ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁address ▁these ▁issues . ▁It ▁became ▁law ▁as ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁law ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Four th ▁Circ uit ▁cases ▁Category : Intern ational ▁criminal ▁law ▁Category : History ▁of ▁the ▁Ar ctic <0x0A>