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ANALYSIS OF UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION AND DEFINITIONS OF CRIMES IN NATIONAL LAW Hnin Hnin Saw Hla Maung Abstract Universal jurisdiction is an essential tool that a national court may prosecute individuals for serious crimes against international law namely, crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide, and torture that harm the international community as a whole. National courts can exercise universal jurisdiction if the state has adopted legislation for the relevant crimes and prosecution for such crimes. Some international agreements allow the states to adopt the necessary law to prosecute or extradite any accused who is within the state party’s territorial jurisdiction. Thus the definition and exercise of universal jurisdiction may vary depending on the domestic legal framework and particular cases concerned to prosecute individuals for international crimes. There are a growing number of other offenses that an international treaty may be subject to the jurisdiction of contracting parties which form far from the concept of universal jurisdiction 2022-12-31 https://meral.edu.mm/records/9501