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The Authority of Universal Jurisdiction [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Journal of International Law, 2018
The aim of this article is to flesh out the implications of seeing universal jurisdiction as a claim to authority. While the idea that jurisdiction is an exercise of authority may seem obvious, the article invites attention to the ‘claim’ inherent within it, particularly where the exercise of jurisdiction intrudes upon or displaces competing claims ...
Hovell, Devika, Devika Hovell
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Universal Jurisdiction in Absentia Before Domestic Courts Prosecuting International Crimes: A Suitable Weapon to Fight Impunity?

open access: yesGöttingen Journal of International Law, 2017
This article addresses the legality and desirability of States asserting universal jurisdiction without the suspect being present on their territory when prosecuting international crimes before domestic courts.
Tim Kluwen
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The reform of the testamentary jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts, 1830-1857 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.This thesis traces the efforts of successive Governments of both persuasions to reform the ancient jurisdiction of the spiritual courts over the validity of
Hutton, Brian Gerald
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The Universal Jurisdiction of South African Criminal Courts and Immunities of Foreign State Officials [PDF]

open access: yesPotchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2015
Under the "complementarity" regime of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the jurisdiction of the ICC is secondary to the jurisdiction of domestic courts.
Evode
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Requiem for Universal Jurisdiction in Spain [PDF]

open access: yesRevue québécoise de droit international, 2021
The two relevant legislative reforms that universal jurisdiction was subjected to have been a serious blow to the fight against impunity in Spain. The reasons for this de facto repeal of universal justice can only be explained by political interference of foreign governments whose citizens were cornered by Spanish justice.
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COMMENT– The Principle of Universal Jurisdiction for Massive Human Right Violation of the Past: An International and Ethiopian Perspective

open access: yesMizan Law Review, 2019
Confronting egregious human rights violations and repressive past is an arduous and necessary task to end the cycle of impunity. Bearing in mind Ethiopia’s notable contribution to the peace and security in the Horn of Africa and beyond, Ethiopia and the ...
Adi Dekebo Dale
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Universal Criminal Jurisdiction: A Journey through the Institute of International Law

open access: yesCognitio, 2021
The people of the earth have thus entered in varying degrees into a universal community, and it has developed to the point where a violation of rights in one part of the world is felt everywhere.» This paper seeks to comprehensively study the concept of
Salwa Shkukani
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Asia’s Reticence Towards Universal Jurisdiction

open access: yesGroningen Journal of International Law, 2016
Universal jurisdiction is often heralded as an essential tool in the global fight against impunity. For a principle that contains the word “universal” in its name, it is striking though, perhaps unsurprising to discover that only two Asian states have ...
Xing Yun
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Universal Jurisdiction and U.S. Law [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
The conventional wisdom among international law scholars is that customary international law-that is, the law that results from the customary practices and beliefs of nations-places limitations on the authority of nations to apply their laws ...
Bradley, Curtis A.
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When Criminals Abuse the Blockchain: Establishing Personal Jurisdiction in a Decentralised Environment

open access: yesLaws, 2023
In August of 2022, the United States Department of Treasury sanctioned the virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, an open-source and fully decentralised piece of software running on the Ethereum blockchain, subsequently leading to the arrest of one of its ...
Casey Watters
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