Category
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universal jurisdiction
legal doctrine that some acts can be tried regardless of where they occurred, particularly applied to war crimes
Adolf Eichmann trial
trial of Adolf Eichmann
Jakiw Palij
Polish Nazi collaborator (1923-2019)
Völkerstrafgesetzbuch
The Völkerstrafgesetzbuch (, "Code of Crimes against International Law"), abbreviated VStGB, is a German law that regulates crimes against (public) international law. It allows cases to be brought against suspects under international criminal law provisions, meaning that suspects can be prosecuted even though both they and their victims are foreigners and the crime itself took place abroad.
hostis humani generis
legal term for criminals beyond any legal protection