Völkerstrafgesetzbuch
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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.
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- applies to jurisdiction
- Germany
- short name
- VStGB
- start time
- 2002-06-30
- title
- Völkerstrafgesetzbuch
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- Notable cases
- Syrian civil war, 2017–present
- Islamic State, 2020–present
- Gambia, 2021–2023
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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.
The VStGB was created to bring the German criminal law in accordance with the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. It was announced on 26 June 2002 and became law 30 June 2002.
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