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Spain: The bill on universal jurisdiction must be rejected

February 19, 2014 Human Rights Comments Off on Spain: The bill on universal jurisdiction must be rejected

19 February 2014 – LDDHI – UNIVERSAL IMPUNITY – On 11 February 2014, the Spanish Parliament will examine a bill, sponsored by the Peoples Party, concerning the extension of Spain’s jurisdiction beyond its frontiers. APDHE and FIDH call for this legislative reform to be rejected because it would substantially restrict the application of the principle of universal justice.
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