Universal jurisdiction

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Macedonia - Criminal Code 1996 (2009) EN

GENERAL PART

12. APPLICATION OF THE CRIMINAL LEGISLATURE ACCORDING TO THE PLACE OF PERPETRATION OF THE CRIME

Special conditions of prosecution

Article 120

(4) Only after approval from the Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Macedonia may prosecution be initiated in the Republic of Macedonia in the cases from article 119, item 2, regardless of the law of the country in which the crime was committed, if this concerns a crime which, at the time it was perpetrated, was considered to be a crime according to the general legal principles, recognized by the international community.

Macedonia - Criminal Code 1996 (2018) EN

''Special conditions of prosecution, Article 120''

(4) Only after approval by the Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Macedonia
may prosecution be initiated in the Republic of Macedonia in the cases from article
119, paragraph 2, regardless of the law of the country in which the crime was
committed, if this concerns a crime which, at the time it was perpetrated, was
considered to be a crime according to the general legal principles, recognized by
the international community.
(5) In the cases from article 116, the prosecution of a foreigner may be handed
over to a foreign country, under the condition of reciprocity.

Rome Statute

Article 12 Preconditions to the exercise of jurisdiction

1. A State which becomes a Party to this Statute thereby accepts the jurisdiction of the Court with respect to the crimes referred to in article 5.

2. In the case of article 13, paragraph (a) or (c), the Court may exercise its jurisdiction if one or more of the following States are Parties to this Statute or have accepted the jurisdiction of the Court in accordance with paragraph 3:

(a) The State on the territory of which the conduct in question occurred or, if the crime was committed on board a vessel or aircraft, the State of registration of that vessel or aircraft;

(b) The State of which the person accused of the crime is a national.

3. If the acceptance of a State which is not a Party to this Statute is required under paragraph 2, that State may, by declaration lodged with the Registrar, accept the exercise of jurisdiction by the Court with respect to the crime in question. The accepting State shall cooperate with the Court without any delay or exception in accordance with Part 9.