▁in ▁various ▁situations . ▁ ▁Ireland ▁has ▁universal ▁juris diction ▁for ▁murder ▁and ▁m ans la ugh ter ▁committed ▁by ▁its ▁citizens . ▁This ▁dates ▁from ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 8 2 9 , ▁retained ▁by ▁the ▁Off ences ▁against ▁the ▁Person ▁Act ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁as ▁adapted ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁deb ates ▁on ▁the ▁draft ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State , ▁Dar rell ▁Fig g is ' ▁proposal ▁to ▁have ▁universal ▁juris diction ▁over ▁Free ▁State ▁citizens ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁Kevin ▁O ' H igg ins , ▁who ▁said ▁" to ▁set ▁down ▁here ▁in ▁our ▁Constitution ▁a ▁principle ▁of ▁that ▁kind , ▁with ▁no ▁guarantee ▁whatever ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁hon oured ▁or ▁accepted ▁by ▁any ▁single ▁country ▁on ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁earth ▁is ▁simply ▁inv iting ▁rid ic ule ". ▁The ▁Free ▁State ' s ▁constitution al ▁status ▁was ▁model led ▁on ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁of ▁Canada , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Col onial ▁La ws ▁Valid ity ▁Act ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁did ▁not ▁allow ▁extr ater rit orial ity ▁until ▁the ▁Stat ute ▁of ▁West min ster ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁While ▁Free ▁State ▁govern ments ▁rejected ▁in ▁principle ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁act ▁applied ▁to ▁their ▁juris diction , ▁in ▁practice ▁no ▁attempt ▁to ▁bre ach ▁it ▁was ▁made ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁act . ▁ ▁After