Abstract

VILAYAT OGLU, Allahverdiyev Alovsat. Unıversal jurısdıctıon over war crımes as a new notıon ın natıonal legıslatıons: Efforts for better framework ın Azerbaıjan. Universidad y Sociedad [online]. 2023, vol.15, n.5, pp. 125-132.  Epub Oct 10, 2023. ISSN 2218-3620.

The article highlights the implementation of universal jurisdiction over war crimes in national legislation, with special emphasis on the case of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The issue of "war crimes" has always been relevant as a matter of concern for States because it goes against the interests of the international community as a whole. Therefore, each state must apply the principle of universal jurisdiction in its national legislation and prosecute war crimes. It is an indisputable fact that despite the establishment of ad hoc international criminal tribunals and the International Criminal Court for the Special Tribunal for Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone, there are major gaps and challenges in the prosecution of those accused of war crimes. Therefore, the main objective of this research is to analyze the directions related to those gaps, to investigate the application of universal jurisdiction over war crimes in national legislation at the level of highest importance.

Keywords : war crimes; international crimes; International Criminal Court; universal jurisdiction; Geneva Conventions.

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