Universal jurisdiction

Hungary

Hungary - Criminal Code 1978 (2012) EN

GENERAL PART
CHAPTER II
JURISDICTION IN CRIMINAL MATTERS

Territorial and Personal Scope

Section 3
(2) Hungarian criminal law shall, furthermore, apply:
a) to any act committed by non-Hungarian citizens abroad, if: aa) it is punishable as a criminal offense under Hungarian law and in accordance with the laws
of the country where committed,
ab) it is recognized as an offense against the State, excluding espionage against allied armed
forces, regardless of whether or not it is punishable in accordance with the law of the country where committed,
ac) it constitutes a criminal act under Chapter XIII or XIV, or any other criminal offenses
which are to be prosecuted under international treaty ratified by an act of Parliament;
b) to any act committed by non-Hungarian citizens abroad against a Hungarian national or against a legal person or unincorporated business association established under Hungarian law, which are punishable under Hungarian law.
(3) In the cases described in Subsection (2) criminal proceedings are opened by order of the Prosecutor General.

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.