Universal jurisdiction in modern international Law
expansion of national jurisdiction for prosecuting serious crimes under international Law
- ISBN: 9789050953665
- Editorial: Intersentia Ltd.
- Fecha de la edición: 2005
- Lugar de la edición: Antwerp. Bélgica
- Colección: School of Human Rights Research series
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 269
- Idiomas: Inglés
This study is based on the following questions: Which jurisdiction can and should be exercised for the prosecution of individuals responsible for gross and serious violations of human rights? And especially, in this regard, what is the role of universal jurisdiction? In explaining the modern jurisdictional regime, this study illuminates the historical phenomenon of the expansion of jurisdiction in Chapter II, and conducts in-depth research particularly into universal jurisdiction in Chapter III and IV. This study explicates the notion of universal jurisdiction in history and in theory, categorizing its nature by two aspects (permissive or obligatory, and supplemental or primary), and underscores the differences between ordinary universal jurisdiction and universal jurisdiction in absentia.
