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Most of these trials would present similar challenges. Our country has some of the highest standards of criminal justice, thanks to the jury trial system and our very careful way of collecting and examining evidence. In these cases, we would be dealing with situations where the investigators do not have access to the crime scene and often do not have access to physical or exculpatory evidence, or indeed to witnesses—the witness evidence will almost always be in a foreign jurisdiction. These are not reasons not to have universal jurisdiction, but we need to be aware of the challenges that this kind of trial would pose under our system.