Burma Campaign UK welcomes the decision of the International Criminal Court to go ahead with the investigation into alleged crimes against the Rohingya people from Burma. The Court may exercise jurisdiction over crimes when part of the criminal conduct takes place on the territory of a State Party. Burma is not a State Party but Bangladesh ratified the ICC Rome statute in 2010.
All in the same week, a universal jurisdiction case began yesterday in Argentina, and a case of genocide was filed at the International Court of Justice on Monday.