Consultancy services to produce a briefing paper on the law and practice of universal jurisdiction in South Africa.

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES

TRIAL International is a non-governmental organization that fights impunity for international crimes

and supports victims in their pursuit of justice.

To support its activities, the organization is seeking a consultant to collect information, analyze and

draft, in English, a briefing paper on the law and practice of universal jurisdiction in South Africa.

This briefing paper will be part of the Universal Jurisdiction Law and Practice Briefing Papers series,

comprising 12 reports comparing the legal systems of Germany, England and Wales, Argentina,

Belgium, Canada, the United States, Finland, France, Norway, the Netherlands, Senegal, Sweden

and Switzerland.

SCOPE OF SERVICES

- Collect information through desk research and interviews on the legal framework and practice

relevant to extraterritorial and universal jurisdiction in South Africa;

- Analyze and compile the information collected;

- Draft a report on “Universal Jurisdiction Law and Practice in South Africa”.