Universal jurisdiction : international and municipal legal perspectives
- OxfordGB O.U.P. 2004
- xxvii, 258 p
Identifies the international legal issues that arise when a state exercises extraterritorial jurisdiction generally. Discerns the different doctrinal concepts of universal jurisdiction in current international texts such as multilateral conventions, resolutions of intergovernmental bodies, and official drafts and studies. Brings together, and makes accessible in English, detailed accounts of universal jurisdiction in fourteen countries.