Universal jurisdiction

Chile

Chile - Criminal Procedure Code 1906 (2013) ES

Artículo 1°. Los tribunales de la República ejercen LEY 18857 jurisdicción sobre los chilenos y sobre los extranjeros ART PRIMERO para el efecto de juzgar los delitos que se cometan en N° 1 su territorio, salvo los casos exceptuados por leyes NOTA 1. especiales, tratados o convenciones internacionales en NOTA 1.1. que Chile es parte o por las reglas generalmente reconocidas del Derecho Internacional.

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.