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Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats:Covering the constituencies of Twickenham and Richmond Park |
Julian Huppert* writes… The future of universal jurisdiction
March 29, 2011 11:26 AM
• [Mar 30] Julian Huppert writes: THE Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill about to complete its ride through the Commons, contains a range of items under 'social responsibility'. One of these relates to changes to the way arrests for crimes under Universal Jurisdiction would be implemented (Clause 152). These are crimes such as genocide, torture, piracy and hostage taking, where the UK asserts the right to try people regardless of where the crime may have taken place.
. . The Lib Dems will continue to press for additional and more explicit safeguards to ensure that cases brought against those accused of the most serious crimes are given fair and rapid treatment by the DPP. We have also called, and will continue to call, for the police and the CPS to play their part and to investigate actively allegations of these most serious crimes.
It is clearly better if the state prosecutes war criminals, rather than relying on private individuals to do the work for it.
* MP for Cambridge
• Julian Huppert writes… The future of universal jurisdiction [Lib Dem Voice Mar 30]
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