universal jurisdiction

collocation in English

meaningsofuniversalandjurisdiction

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universal
adjective
uk
/ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜː.səl/us
/ˌjuː.nəˈvɝː.səl/
existing everywhere or ...
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jurisdiction
noun[U]
uk
/ˌdʒʊə.rɪsˈdɪk.ʃən/us
/ˌdʒʊr.ɪsˈdɪk.ʃən/
the authority of a court or official organization to make decisions and ...
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(Definition ofuniversalandjurisdictionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Courts establish their jurisdiction using the principle ofuniversaljurisdiction.
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These latter cases invoking elements of domestic law rather than pureuniversaljurisdiction.
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It provides for a form of territorial or international jurisdiction but notuniversaljurisdiction.
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However, the contested notion ofuniversaljurisdictionhas rarely been successfully invoked as the sole basis of a third-country prosecution.
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It should be noted that coordinated gatherings to date of actors involved inuniversaljurisdictioninitiatives have generally expressed a normative preference for national action wherever possible.
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I cannot see any reason why, at least in that case, we should not acceptuniversaljurisdiction.
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I attach great importance to the principle thatuniversaljurisdictionagainst persons charged with international crimes should be effective.
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It must haveuniversaljurisdiction—that is to say, the right to prosecute any individual wherever in the world a crime is committed.
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It would be preferable to provide the courts withuniversaljurisdiction, as is the case with a range of other crimes.
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It is apparent that what we need in the long term is a singleuniversaljurisdictionto deal with these criminal dictators.
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British courts haveuniversaljurisdictionover that and all other grave breaches of the convention.
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It is our policy to assumeuniversaljurisdictiononly where an international agreement expressly requires it.
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The list of statutes to which he referred indicates that we do takeuniversaljurisdictionin some cases.
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If so, are such offences subject touniversaljurisdiction?
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We do not favour the taking of such wide jurisdiction, so-called "universaljurisdiction", in this case.
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I will return to the questions ofuniversaljurisdictionand discretion that she mentioned.
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We have a long-established practice of takinguniversaljurisdictiononly as part of international law.
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The question of residence came up in several speeches, along with that ofuniversaljurisdiction.
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Surely, that is the principle ofuniversaljurisdictionthat lies behind the measure.
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An international tribunal withuniversaljurisdictionover war crimes and crimes against humanity has been at the top of the agenda since resolution 260 was passed in 1948.
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