Member

Let me explain the illogicality. There are ways in which universal jurisdiction can be applied. The Criminal Justice Act 1988 allows prosecutions for torture committed in or after 1988 based solely on the suspect’s presence in the UK, regardless of nationality or residency—and quite right, too. The Geneva Conventions Act 1957 allows prosecutions for grave breaches of the Geneva conventions, committed in the context of international armed conflict, dating back to 1957. Those offences and persons can be prosecuted based on presence alone in this country.