Résumé:
After completing this research grace of God Almighty, we conclude from this
research, that the principle of universal jurisdiction is one of the emerging principles of public international law, and that this principle is designed to protect the rights of human rights gross violations, and that this principle is intended to put a end to impunity politics dominated by the international community for centuries as it is the embodiment of the equality of all before the law, regardless of their official capacity.
as part of this research we have two problimatiques to meet :
-The first: Is that universal jurisdiction can be applied in the field of international law of the sea as a branch of public international law?.
may have to say yes, because the principle of universal jurisdiction is applied in the context of international criminal law, and because the international law of the sea, contains penal provisions against marine crimes therein, and thus the principle of universal jurisdiction applies both in the field of international law of the sea in the presence of criminal provisions of the Act, these provisions may require ,the application of the principle of universal jurisdiction.
-The Second : What are the consequences of its application in the field of
international law of the sea ?.
This principle, gives the results of several of these are the result public, governing all offenses under the principle of universal jurisdiction, the most important principle and principle of prosecution or extradition, a person who commits a crime, the state of arrest has an obligation to either try these domestic courts or to extradite him to the state or international instutitions that demende the porsuit, some of which are the results of a private, because it applies not only with respect to crimes Marine visitation rights, The Right of Hot Pursuit of the vessel, which was suspected of having committed a crime.