{"id":2758,"date":"2025-11-15T08:16:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T08:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sldp.ngo\/?p=2758"},"modified":"2025-11-15T08:16:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T08:16:18","slug":"briefing-paper-strengthening-accountability-for-serious-international-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sldp.ngo\/en\/blog\/2758","title":{"rendered":"Briefing Paper: Strengthening Accountability For Serious International Crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nov 15 2025<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 26rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/sldp.ngo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ICCA-Amendment-briefing.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ncontent\">\n<p>At present, the UK\u2019s ability to prosecute grave international crimes under universal jurisdiction is limited. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has criticised the current legal framework for creating \u201cbarriers to accountability\u201d. This briefing supports the proposed recommendation from the JCHR and the International Development Committee and outlines the practical consequences if the law is not reformed. Adopting these amendments would close a loophole, empower prosecutors to more effectively exercise universal jurisdiction, and help ensure the UK does not become a safe haven for those accused of international crimes.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\nbody p {\tdisplay:none;}body #page p {\tdisplay:block;}body #ncontent{display:none;}body hr {\tdisplay:none;}body #page  hr{\tdisplay:block;}body h4 {\tdisplay:none;}body #page h4 {\tdisplay:block;}body #page img {display: block;  margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;}<\/style>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nov 15 2025 At present, the UK\u2019s ability to prosecute grave international crimes under universal jurisdiction is limited. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has criticised the current legal framework for creating \u201cbarriers to accountability\u201d. This briefing supports the proposed recommendation from the JCHR and the International Development Committee and outlines the practical consequences [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2762,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-statements"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Briefing Paper: Strengthening Accountability For Serious International Crimes - SLDP<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"[:en]Briefing Paper: Strengthening Accountability For Serious International Crimes[:ar]Strengthening Accountability For Serious International Crimes[:]\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sldp.ngo\/blog\/2758\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"[:en]Briefing Paper: Strengthening Accountability For Serious International Crimes[:ar]Strengthening Accountability For Serious International Crimes[:] - 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