Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Ismail Qamari ¹
• Hoda Ghamari ²

¹ Ph.D. in Criminal Law and Criminology, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Research Sciences Branch, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran

² Master of Laws, Criminal Law and Criminology, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran

Abstract

The principle of universal jurisdiction is a powerful tool in the service of international criminal justice. The principle of universal jurisdiction, under which states have the right and sometimes the obligation to prosecute and punish perpetrators of international crimes regardless of the place of commission, nationality of the perpetrators and their victims, has undergone a profound transformation in various dimensions. With the emergence of transnational crimes, the need for revision on the basis of territorial and personal jurisdiction has emerged. The concept of the principle of universal criminal jurisdiction, according to which the national courts of a country can prosecute a crime that has not occurred within the territory of that country, is not the subject of an accused or a defendant, and has not committed a crime against the interests of that country, has evolved in different dimensions. Crimes such as slavery and slave trade, piracy, racism, hostage-taking and air raids have been among the universal jurisdictional norms referred to in the article of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Keywords

• Legitimacy
• Universal jurisdiction
• National courts
• International crimes

Main Subjects

• Criminal Law and Criminology

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