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Universal Jurisdiction – An Overview

Hosted

2 Apr 2025, 14:00

Training Type

All organisational and individual members of the IAP are invited to join us for a webinar organised by the International Association of Prosecutors Global Training Academy in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland.

Speaker: Andreas Mueller, Federal Prosecutor, Head International Criminal Law, Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland

Facilitator: Irina Beridze, Executive Programme Manager, International Association of Prosecutors

The principle of universal jurisdiction provides for a state's jurisdiction over crimes against international law, even when the crimes did not occur on that state's territory and where neither the victim nor perpetrator is a national of that state. It enables states or international organisations to prosecute individuals for serious crimes, such as genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.

This webinar will provide an overview of the principles of universal jurisdiction, and outline some of the challenges and best practice in investigating and prosecuting crimes of universal jurisdiction. It will then provide examples of a relevant legal framework and case studies, based on the Swiss experiences.

This 60-minute webinar will be held in English and no interpretation will be provided. However, attendees can access live automated translated captions via the Zoom platform during the webinar. All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance. The webinar is open to all IAP organisational and individual members.

Please note that this webinar will be recorded.

For more details, please contact Ms. Irina Beridze, Executive Programme Manager of the IAP, at epm@iap-association.org

We look forward to welcoming you at the webinar!