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HL HL6902
Crimes against Humanity: Prosecutions
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28 March 2023
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11 May 2023 · Answer
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To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to applying universal jurisdiction as a means of bringing to justice those who have committed atrocity crimes, but have evaded prosecution in international courts or domestic courts in oth
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28 March 2023
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to applying universal jurisdiction as a means of bringing to justice those who have committed atrocity crimes, but have evaded prosecution in international courts or domestic courts in oth
Source: Lords
11 May 2023
Answer
The International Criminal Court Act 2001 and The International Criminal Court (Scotland) Act 2001 allows jurisdiction over the offences of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity committed abroad by any person who: (i) is/was a UK national or UK...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-03-28/HL6902
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1608454
- uk · wq-1608454 · source updated 11 May 2023