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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2018-04-16more like thismore than 2018-04-16
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Crimes against Humanity: Prosecutions more like this
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times the Crown Prosecution Service has used (1) the International Criminal Court Act 2001, and (2) the Coroner’s and Justice Act 2009, on the basis of universal jurisdiction; what were those cases; and what were the offences the individuals were charged and convicted for. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this
uin HL6854 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-04-30more like thismore than 2018-04-30
answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service has to date not prosecuted any individual on the basis of universal jurisdiction for offences contrary to the International Criminal Court Act 2001 and the Coroner’s and Justice Act 2009.</p><p>There have been a small number of prosecutions for international crimes by the CPS, including those of Anthony Sawonuik who was convicted of war crimes from World War II and Faryadi Sarwar Zardad who was convicted of torture and hostage taking as a result of offences committed in Afghanistan.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-04-30T16:08:17.617Zmore like thismore than 2018-04-30T16:08:17.617Z
answering member
4538
label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
tabling member
738
label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool more like this