UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION

Early day motion 1662, tabled 28 March 2011 by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 19 members.

That this House believes that universal jurisdiction for human rights abuses is essential as part of the cause of bringing to justice those who commit crimes against humanity; and welcomes the Director of Public Prosecution's statement thatwhen there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest, there should be a prosecution and that the Crown Prosecution Service would prosecute andwill monitor the effectiveness of any new arrangements for pursuing universal jurisdiction cases to ensure they provide a swift and effective means of bringing those responsible for crimes such as war crimes, genocide, torture and hostage-taking to justice.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 14, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Green 1, Independent 1, Labour 1.