Universal Jurisdiction of Human Rights Bill 2015

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

Expands Ireland’s ability to investigate and punish grave human rights abuses, including genocide, war crimes, torture and crimes against humanity, even when they happen outside Ireland. It would let Irish courts prosecute people of any nationality for these crimes and bring the main torture and international crime laws into line with that wider reach. The point is to make sure serious abuses cannot escape justice just because they were committed abroad.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to provide for a universal jurisdiction of human rights; to enable the charging and conviction of persons who breach international human rights law in cases of but not limited to genocide, war crimes, torture and crimes against humanity, whether these breaches have occurred inside or outside the State; for these purposes to amend the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention against Torture) Act 2000 and the International Criminal Court Act 2006

Last updated 16 April 2018