Universal jurisdiction

Namibia

Namibia - Geneva Conventions Act 2003 EN

Punishment of grave breaches of Conventions and Protocol I
2. (1) Any person who, in Namibia or elsewhere, commits, or aids, abets or
procures the commission by another person of, a grave breach of any of the Conventions or of Protocol I is guilty of an offence.

Punishment of grave breaches of Conventions and Protocol I
2. (3) This section applies to all persons, irrespective of their nationality or
citizenship.

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.