Universal Jurisdiction in International Criminal Law: The Debate and the Battle for Hegemony O'Sullivan Aisling
Universal Jurisdiction in International Criminal Law: The Debate and the Battle for Hegemony O'Sullivan Aisling With the sensational arrest of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1998, the…
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Universal Jurisdiction in International Criminal Law: The Debate and the Battle for Hegemony O'Sullivan Aisling
With the sensational arrest of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1998, the rise to prominence of universal jurisdiction over crimes against international law seemed to be assured. Yet by the time of the International Court of Justice's Arrest Warrant judgment four years later, the picture looked much bleaker and the principle was being read as a potential tool for politically motivated trials.This book explores the debate over universal jurisdiction in international criminal law, aiming to unpack The arrest of Pinochet and the ensuing proceedings before the UK courts brought universal jurisdiction into the foreground of the fight against impunity and the principle was read as an important complementary mechanism for international justice -one that could offer justice to victims denied an avenue by the limited jurisdiction of international criminal tribunals.