Universal Jurisdiction

International and Municipal Legal Perspectives
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-19-925162-9
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 286 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 599 g

After centuries of near dormancy, the concept of 'universal jurisdiction' has suddenly become an important legal tool in the international campaign against impunity. Among the legal questions raised by the exercise of universal jurisdiction, this book considers two: Under what conditions is a country investigating or prosecuting a foreigner for an extraterritorial offence internationally competent? What is the basis in municipal law for the exercise of universal jurisdiction? Reydams first identifies the international legal issues that arise when a State exercises extraterritorial jurisdiction generally, discerns the different doctrinal concepts of universal jurisdiction, and traces universal jurisdiction in current international texts such as multilateral conventions, resolutions of intergovernmental bodies, and official drafts and studies. He then brings together, and makes accessible in English, detailed accounts of universal jurisdiction in fourteen countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, Senegal, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Reydams' point of departure is the need for a context-sensitive analysis. The municipal laws are thus placed in the larger context of a country's views on criminal jurisdiction generally and the case discussions pay detailed attention to the factual and legal context of each case. This approach provides the reader with the reasons why the individual was, or was not, brought to justice in a third country. The inclusion of (translated) texts of municipal statutes, of (translated) excerpts from judicial decisions, and of commentaries by legal scholars makes this volume an important resource for decision makers and legal practitioners, national and international.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reydams, Luc

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Kriegsrecht, Territorialrecht, Humanitäres Recht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction

- Part I. Universal Jurisdiction in International Law

- 1: Working Frame

- A. Lotus case

- B. Absence of global convention

- C. Consequences of ultra vires jurisdiction and remedies

- D. Jurisdiction, extradition, and human rights

- E. Burden of proof

- F. Principles of jurisdiction

- G. Forms of jurisdiction

- H. Jurisdiction and globalization

- 2: Doctrine

- A. The co-operative general universality principle

- B. The co-operative limited universality principle

- C. The unilateral limited universality principle

- 3: International Texts

- A. Multilateral conventions

- B. Resolutions of intergovernmental bodies

- C. Official drafts and studies

- Part II. Universal Jurisdiction in Municipal Law

- 4: Australia

- 5: Austria

- 6: Belgium

- 7: Canada

- 8: Denmark

- 9: France

- 10: Germany

- 11: Netherlands

- 12: Israel

- 13: Senegal

- 14: Spain

- 15: Switzerland

- 16: United Kingdom

- 17: United States

Über Autor(innen)

Luc Reydams is Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame.