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Universal jurisdiction is a legal principle that allows states or international organizations to prosecute individuals for serious crimes,such as genocide,war crimes,and crimes against humanity,regardless of where the crime was committed and irrespective of the accused's nationality or residence. Rooted in the belief that certain offenses are so heinous that they threaten the international community as a whole,universal jurisdiction holds that such acts are beyond the scope of any single nation's laws. Instead,these crimes are considered to violate norms owed to the global community and fundamental principles of international law,making them prosecutable in any court that invokes this principle.
International criminal law (ICL) is a body of public international law designed to prohibit certain categories of conduct commonly viewed as serious atrocities and to make perpetrators of such conduct criminally accountable for their perpetration. The core crimes under international law are genocide,war crimes,crimes against humanity,and the crime of aggression.
The states parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court are those sovereign states that have ratified,or have otherwise become party to,the Rome Statute. The Rome Statute is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court,an international court that has jurisdiction over certain international crimes,including genocide,crimes against humanity,and war crimes that are committed by nationals of states parties or within the territory of states parties. States parties are legally obligated to co-operate with the Court when it requires,such as in arresting and transferring indicted persons or providing access to evidence and witnesses. States parties are entitled to participate and vote in proceedings of the Assembly of States Parties,which is the Court's governing body. Such proceedings include the election of such officials as judges and the Prosecutor,the approval of the Court's budget,and the adoption of amendments to the Rome Statute.
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On 17 March 2023,following an investigation of war crimes,crimes against humanity and genocide,the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin,the president of Russia,and Maria Lvova-Belova,Russian commissioner for children's rights,alleging responsibility for the war crime of unlawful deportation and transfer of children during the Russo-Ukrainian War. The warrant against Putin is the first against the leader of a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godínez is a prominent jurist and international lawyer from Costa Rica,and a current judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Before,he was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration and served as the ambassador of Costa Rica to the Netherlands.
Sergey Ivanovich Kobylash is a Russian military officer who serves as a lieutenant general and commander of the Long-Range Aviation branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces. In 2024 a warrant for the arrest of Kobylash was issued by the International Criminal Court for his alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity as part of the Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present).
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