ON THE PRINCIPLE OF UNIVERSALITY OF CRIMINAL LAW JURISDICTION IN INTERNATIONAL CRIMES

Authors

  • Julia Crubellate Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Keywords:

universal jurisdiction, international law, penal law, international crimes

Abstract

The Brazilian criminal jurisdiction adopts, as a rule, the principle of territoriality, which is the precept that every crime committed in Brazil, and only there, must be judged based on the national laws. However, there are exceptions. The principle of universality of jurisdiction is one of these caveats. Using the deductive methodology, the present work intends to investigate the application of the universal jurisdiction of the criminal law in the trial of serious international crimes, such as genocide. It is concluded that although jurisdictional territoriality is the rule, the principle of universality under international law is gaining more space.

Author Biography

  • Julia Crubellate, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

    Graduanda do curso de Direito da Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM); estudante; Maringá, Paraná, Brasil.

Published

2024-07-19

How to Cite

ON THE PRINCIPLE OF UNIVERSALITY OF CRIMINAL LAW JURISDICTION IN INTERNATIONAL CRIMES. (2024). O Direito Pensa, 4(2), 9-19. https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/direitopensa/article/view/72982