Universal Jurisdiction: International and Municipal Legal Perspectives (Oxford Monographs in International Law)

This study is a about the ambit of national criminal law. Can a country prosecute and punish a foreigner for a crime committed abroad against another foreigner? This book develops an international legal framework for the problem and examines in great detail the practice in fourteen countries including the US and leading European and Commonwealth jurisdictions. This Work Provides An Analysis Of Three Aspects Of State Community Law - State Practice, Particularly As Evidenced In English And Us Courts, The Proposals Of The International Law Commission And Recent Challenges Before International Tribunals. Luc Reydams. Originally Published: 2002. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [233]-246) And Index.