Germany convicted a Syrian man of war crimes in Syria. Can national courts prosecute injustices everywhere?
The Monkey Cage,
The landmark case invoked the principle of “universal jurisdiction.”
Symposium on the Current Crisis in Myanmar: Innovating Avenues for Justice and Accountability
Opinio Juris,
[Jennifer Keene-McCann is Fellow, Research and Policy at the Asia Justice Coalition and is based in Melbourne/Naarm, Australia.…
The Partial Return of Universal Jurisdiction: Syrian Torturers on Trial in Germany
Global Policy Journal Blog,
In the German city of Koblenz, 23 April 2020 saw the start of a trial at the Higher Regional Court that is attracting worldwide…