The Scope and Application of the Principle of Universal Jurisdiction

A/RES/80/168View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 85 The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction, published in 2025.

What other versions does this mandate have?

17 versions · 2010–2025

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/168	The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction	585	90%Compare
2024	A/RES/79/127	The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction	608	80%Compare
2023	A/RES/78/113	The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction	616	94%Compare
2022	A/RES/77/111	The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction	633	80%Compare
2021	A/RES/76/118	The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction	530	91%Compare

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 3	Progressive development and codification of international law	18

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 3	Progressive development and codification of international law	18	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

17 reports · 2010–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	A/81/205	The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/80/168
2025	A/80/274	The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/79/127
2024	A/79/269	The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/111A/RES/78/113
2023	A/78/130	The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/77/111
2022	A/77/186	The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/76/118

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 subjects

Universal Jurisdiction Working Groups

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General prepared on the basis of comments and observations of Governments and relevant observers;²

²A/80/274; see also A/65/181, A/66/93, A/66/93/Add.1, A/67/116, A/68/113, A/69/174, A/70/125, A/71/111, A/72/112, A/73/123, A/73/123/Add.1, A/74/144, A/75/151, A/76/203, A/77/186, A/78/130 and A/79/269.

Decides that the Sixth Committee shall continue its consideration of the scope and application of universal jurisdiction, without prejudice to the consideration of this topic and related issues in other forums of the United Nations, and for this purpose reiterates its decision to establish, at its eighty-first session, a working group of the Sixth Committee to continue to undertake a thorough discussion of the scope and application of universal jurisdiction;

Invites the working group of the Sixth Committee, to be established at its eighty-first session, to consider and comment on the question “how the principle of universal jurisdiction is distinct from other related concepts”;

Invites Member States and relevant observers to the General Assembly, as appropriate, to submit, before 24 April 2026, information and observations on the scope and application of universal jurisdiction, including, where appropriate, information on the relevant applicable international treaties and on their national legal rules and judicial practice, and requests the Secretary-General to prepare and submit to the Assembly at its eighty-first session a report based on such information and observations;

Decides that the working group shall be open to all Member States and that relevant observers to the General Assembly will be invited to participate in the work of the working group;

Also decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-first session the item entitled “The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction”.

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