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<p>The International Criminal Court Act 2001 and The International Criminal Court
(Scotland) Act 2001 allows jurisdiction over the offences of genocide, war crimes
and crimes against humanity committed abroad by any person who: (i) is/was a UK national
or UK resident at the time of the crime; or (ii) became a UK national or UK resident
after the crime and still resides in the UK when proceedings are brought. Criminal
law in the United Kingdom provides for universal jurisdiction over the crimes of torture
and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, allowing prosecutorial authorities to
investigate and prosecute these offences under certain conditions when they were committed
abroad by foreign nationals. The relevant prosecuting authorities from across the
UK will bring individuals to justice wherever possible, in line with their respective
prosecutorial policies. Universal jurisdiction has been applied in the past in the
UK, including in the case against Agnes Taylor who was accused of participating in
crimes of torture during the first Liberian Civil War.</p>
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