India on Monday underscored the primacy of territorial and national jurisdictions” and called for “respecting state sovereignty and the principle of non-interference in internal affairs.”
Speaking at the at the 81st Session of the UNGA Sixth Committee on Agenda Item 79:“United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity,” R. Mythili, Counsellor (Legal Advisor) stressed that it is the responsibility of States to prevent, investigate, and prosecute crimes against humanity through national legal and judicial mechanisms.
Delivering India’ official statement Mythili said that new conventions should complement rather than duplicate existing international legal mechanisms
She reiterated India’s position that “terrorist acts meeting the requisite threshold to be appropriately reflected within the framework of crimes against humanity.”
Mythili also highlighted the need for broadly accepted principles of international law, stronger national capacities, and transparent and inclusive negotiations.
