Chapter I. Introduction = 1
Chapter II. Overview of the Modern Jurisdictional Regime = 15
1 Introduction = 15
2 Relevant Basic Norms = 15
3 Bases of Jurisdiction Recognised under International Law = 21
4 History and Analysis of the Formation of the Jurisdictional Regime = 30
5 Conclusion = 46
Chapter III. Historical Development of Universal Jurisdiction = 47
1 Introduction = 47
2 The First Period: Universal Jurisdiction in Classical International Law = 49
3 The Second Period: After the Second World War up to the End of the 1960s = 55
4 The Third Period: The Expansion of Universal Jurisdiction in the 1970s and 1980s = 69
5 The Fourth Period: The Spread of Universal Jurisdiction from the 1990s to the Present = 83
6 Conclusions = 99
Chapter IV. Universal Jurisdiction in a Conceptual Context = 101
1 Introduction = 101
2 What is Universal Jurisdiction? = 101
3 The Legal Status of Universal Jurisdiction Under International Law = 127
4 The Status of Universal Jurisdiction over Genocide = 148
Chapter V. Guiding Rules by which to Solve Jurisdictional Conflicts = 157
1 Introduction = 157
2 Concurrent Jurisdictional Regime = 157
3 The Lockerbie Case as an Example of a Jurisdictional Dispute = 163
4 General Observations on Rules Governing the Concurrence of National Jurisdictions = 169
5 Looking for Evidence of Guiding Rules = 173
6 Compilation of Guiding Rules = 178
7 Tentative Conclusions = 195
Chapter VI. Some Effects Relating to the Application of the Guiding Rules = 197
1 Introduction = 197
2 Application of the Guiding Rules to Non-Territorial Jurisdiction = 197
3 How should Universal Jurisdiction be Exercised? = 209
4 The Controversial Nature of Evaluating Appropriateness of Jurisdiction with Reference to the Guiding Rules = 221
5 Some Peripheral Effects of the Guiding Rules = 223
6 Conclusion = 232
Chapter VII. Conclusion = 233
1 Introduction = 233
2 Overview of the Study = 233
3 Propositions = 236
4 Reappraisal of Territorial Jurisdiction = 246
5 Is the Role of Non-Territorial Jurisdiction Auxiliary? = 252
Chapter II. Overview of the Modern Jurisdictional Regime = 15
1 Introduction = 15
2 Relevant Basic Norms = 15
3 Bases of Jurisdiction Recognised under International Law = 21
4 History and Analysis of the Formation of the Jurisdictional Regime = 30
5 Conclusion = 46
Chapter III. Historical Development of Universal Jurisdiction = 47
1 Introduction = 47
2 The First Period: Universal Jurisdiction in Classical International Law = 49
3 The Second Period: After the Second World War up to the End of the 1960s = 55
4 The Third Period: The Expansion of Universal Jurisdiction in the 1970s and 1980s = 69
5 The Fourth Period: The Spread of Universal Jurisdiction from the 1990s to the Present = 83
6 Conclusions = 99
Chapter IV. Universal Jurisdiction in a Conceptual Context = 101
1 Introduction = 101
2 What is Universal Jurisdiction? = 101
3 The Legal Status of Universal Jurisdiction Under International Law = 127
4 The Status of Universal Jurisdiction over Genocide = 148
Chapter V. Guiding Rules by which to Solve Jurisdictional Conflicts = 157
1 Introduction = 157
2 Concurrent Jurisdictional Regime = 157
3 The Lockerbie Case as an Example of a Jurisdictional Dispute = 163
4 General Observations on Rules Governing the Concurrence of National Jurisdictions = 169
5 Looking for Evidence of Guiding Rules = 173
6 Compilation of Guiding Rules = 178
7 Tentative Conclusions = 195
Chapter VI. Some Effects Relating to the Application of the Guiding Rules = 197
1 Introduction = 197
2 Application of the Guiding Rules to Non-Territorial Jurisdiction = 197
3 How should Universal Jurisdiction be Exercised? = 209
4 The Controversial Nature of Evaluating Appropriateness of Jurisdiction with Reference to the Guiding Rules = 221
5 Some Peripheral Effects of the Guiding Rules = 223
6 Conclusion = 232
Chapter VII. Conclusion = 233
1 Introduction = 233
2 Overview of the Study = 233
3 Propositions = 236
4 Reappraisal of Territorial Jurisdiction = 246
5 Is the Role of Non-Territorial Jurisdiction Auxiliary? = 252