Title: Universal Jurisdiction
Description: This study is a about the ambit of national criminal law. Can a country prosecute and punish a foreigner for a crime committed abroad against another foreigner? This book develops an international legal framework for the problem and examines in great detail the practice in fourteen countries including the US and leading European and Commonwealth jurisdictions.
Subjects: Criminal jurisdiction, Exterritoriality, Jurisdiction (International law), International law, Universal jurisdiction, International and municipal law, Case studies