تطبيق مبدأ الاختصاص العالمي في مجال القانون الدولي الإنساني : دولة بلجيكا نموذجا

Abstract EN

Some States have authorized their national jurisdiction to pursue and request the extradition of perpetrators of serious international crimes committed outside their territory, by and against foreign persons.

This prosecution has been established on the basis of the principle of universal jurisdiction, expressly provided and binding in certain conventions relating to the suppression of serious international crimes, in particular torture and serious violations of international humanitarian law.

However, this principle has not been applied by all States, because it is still subject to the political will of States to adopt national legislation that will be adopted and, in fact, the few countries that have applied it, such as Belgium, have encountered several obstacles in its application.

As a result of these obstacles, the International Court of Justice intervened in certain points relating to the application of this principle, such as the problem of immunity.