All states are obliged to investigate with a view to prosecuting serious international crimes - genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, torture and enforced disappearances. This obligation is reflected in international treaties and customary international law. International treaties, such as...

This report aims to increase general knowledge of the issues surrounding the exercise of extraterritorial jurisdiction, and universal jurisdiction in particular, in the European Union (“EU”). It will give an overview of the current laws and practices of EU member states concerning extraterritorial...