▁the ▁current ▁constitution ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁the ▁original ▁text ▁of ▁Article ▁ 3 ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁Ireland ' s ▁laws ▁would ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁extr ater rit orial ▁effect ▁as ▁those ▁of ▁its ▁prede cess or ▁state , ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State . ▁The ▁Tre ason ▁Act ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁applies ▁to ▁Irish ▁citizens ▁and ▁residents ▁for ▁acts ▁committed ▁outside ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁The ▁C riminal ▁Law ▁( J ur is diction ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁allowed ▁trial ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁for ▁cr imes ▁committed ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁vice ▁vers a . ▁This ▁arrangement ▁circum vent ed ▁political ▁and ▁legal ▁difficulties ▁blocking ▁the ▁extr ad ition ▁of ▁suspect s ▁in ▁cr imes ▁related ▁to ▁The ▁Tr ou bles . ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁ruled ▁that ▁this ▁Act ▁was ▁constitution al . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 9 9 , ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁peace ▁process , ▁Article ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁constitution ▁was ▁re written ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁the ▁British – I r ish ▁Ag re ement . ▁A ▁new ▁section ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁Article ▁ 2 8 , ▁stating ▁" The ▁State ▁may ▁exercise ▁extra - ter rit orial ▁juris diction ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁generally ▁recogn ised ▁principles ▁of ▁international ▁law ." ▁ ▁Some ▁international ▁convent ions ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁state ▁is ▁party ▁require ▁universal ▁juris diction , ▁as ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁en abling ▁legisl ation . ▁Ex amples ▁include ▁the ▁European ▁Convention ▁on