"universal jurisdiction" meaning in English

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          "text": "\"Amnesty International’s legal memorandum, Universal Jurisdiction: the duty of states to enact and implement legislation, documents more than 125 states that have universal jurisdiction over at least one of the crimes. The organization is campaigning for all states to enact universal jurisdiction legislation over all six crimes.\"https://web.archive.org/web/20091109030738/http://www.amnesty.org/en/international-justice/issues/universal-jurisdiction"
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        "A principle whereby a state claims legal jurisdiction over persons whose alleged crimes were committed outside the boundaries of the prosecuting state, regardless of the accused's nationality, country of residence, or other relationship with the prosecuting country."
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        "(international law) A principle whereby a state claims legal jurisdiction over persons whose alleged crimes were committed outside the boundaries of the prosecuting state, regardless of the accused's nationality, country of residence, or other relationship with the prosecuting country."
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          "roman": "pǔbiàn guǎnxiáquán, pǔpiàn guǎnxiáquán",
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          "word": "普遍管轄權 /普遍管辖权"
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          "word": "compétence universelle"
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          "alt": "普遍管轄權",
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          "roman": "bopyeon'gwanhalgwon",
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          "word": "보편관할권"
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          "text": "\"Amnesty International’s legal memorandum, Universal Jurisdiction: the duty of states to enact and implement legislation, documents more than 125 states that have universal jurisdiction over at least one of the crimes. The organization is campaigning for all states to enact universal jurisdiction legislation over all six crimes.\"https://web.archive.org/web/20091109030738/http://www.amnesty.org/en/international-justice/issues/universal-jurisdiction"
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