... it questioned the 1984 Torture convention on extradition provisions, claims to universal jurisdiction, diplomatic immunity, and the link between international humanitarian law and human rights law. In the 1984 International Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment tightened the machinery of enforcement for violators. The lords unanimously agreed that there was a strict ... acts considered crimes against nations, all states have "universal jurisdiction" to define and prescribe punishment." The question at hand was whether outside courts and...

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