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Crucial hearing for universal jurisdiction in France

On March 17, the French high court will examine appeals in two Syrian war crimes and crimes against humanity cases. The outcome could affect the future of French universal jurisdiction and of more than a third of such investigations under way in France.
By Lena Bjurström
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