universal jurisdiction

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

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(international law) A principle whereby a state claims legal jurisdiction over persons whose alleged crimes were committed outside the boundaries of the prosecuting state, regardless of the accused's nationality, country of residence, or other relationship with the prosecuting country.

日本語の意味

国際法上、ある国家が、他国で発生したとされる犯罪について、被疑者の国籍・居住国などに関わらず自国の裁判権（管轄権）を主張する原則。

英語の意味

(international law) A principle whereby a state claims legal jurisdiction over persons whose alleged crimes were committed outside the boundaries of the prosecuting state, regardless of the accused's nationality, country of residence, or other relationship with the prosecuting country.

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The court invoked universal jurisdiction to prosecute suspects for crimes committed outside the country's borders.

その裁判所は、被告の国籍や居住地に関係なく、自国の領域外で行われたとされる犯罪について国家が法的管轄権を主張できるという原則（普遍的管轄権）を根拠に容疑者を起訴した。

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意味（1）

(international law) A principle whereby a state claims legal jurisdiction over persons whose alleged crimes were committed outside the boundaries of the prosecuting state, regardless of the accused's nationality, country of residence, or other relationship with the prosecuting country.

Amnesty International’s legal memorandum, Universal Jurisdiction: the duty of states to enact and implement legislation, documents more than 125 states that have universal jurisdiction over at least one of the crimes. The organization is campaigning for all states to enact universal jurisdiction legislation over all six crimes.https://web.archive.org/web/20091109030738/http://www.amnesty.org/en/international-justice/issues/universal-jurisdiction

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