
FREE CHAPTER from ‘A Practical Guide to International Crimes in Proceedings Before the Courts of England and Wales’ by Kathryn Howarth
CHAPTER ONE – JURISDICTION TO TRY INTERNATIONAL CRIMES This chapter will consider the jurisdiction of the Crown Court in England and Wales over war crimes, crimes against humanity (“CAH”), genocide and torture. There are four principal pieces of legislation which criminalise these international crimes and which provide a legal basis for […]