Universal Jurisdiction: Law out of Context.
Universal jurisdiction enables the prosecution of international crimes by domestic courts in the absence of any nexus between the prosecuting state and the crime charged. While the temptation is for domestic judges to proceed with 'business as usual' in the conduct of such trials, difficulties in th...
| Publicado en: | Modern Law Review Vol. 87; no. 6; pp. 1480 - 1519 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Nov2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=181482172&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 181482172 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00267961 D8H jtl: Modern Law Review issn: 00267961 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Nov2024 vid: 87 iid: 6 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell artinfo: ui: 181482172 10.1111/1468-2230.12898 ppf: 1480 ppct: 39 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 443KB tig: atl: Universal Jurisdiction: Law out of Context. aug: au: Hovell, Devika Malagodi, Mara su: International criminal law Jurisdiction (International law) International law Social problems Crime International crimes sug: subj: International criminal law Jurisdiction (International law) International law Social problems Crime International crimes ab: Universal jurisdiction enables the prosecution of international crimes by domestic courts in the absence of any nexus between the prosecuting state and the crime charged. While the temptation is for domestic judges to proceed with 'business as usual' in the conduct of such trials, difficulties in the practice of universal jurisdiction reflect the importance of developing a better understanding of the distinctive communities, interests, crimes and cultures these trials are intended to serve. The exercise of universal jurisdiction is commonly regarded as a form of domestic jurisdiction exercised pursuant to a sovereign right under international law. This article invites a re‐conceptualisation of the concept of universal jurisdiction, explaining that it is not a form of domestic jurisdiction acquired based on sovereign nexus between the crime charged and the prosecuting state. Instead, it should be recognised as a form of decentralised 'international jurisdiction', exercised as part of a state's contribution to the enforcement of international criminal law. This re‐conceptualisation has implications for the way in which domestic courts engage with many of the challenges facing universal jurisdiction trials, including problems of community, case selection, proof and translation. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Modern Law Review is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Modern Law Review holder: Wiley-Blackwell dt: @attributes: year: 2024 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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