Topic: Universal Jurisdiction in Crimes against Humanity
Country: Cuba
Delegate Name: Blythe Bugg
School: Mattawan High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Cuba position papers GLIMUN 2011 committees
The Republic of Cuba sees universal jurisdiction as an attack on the right of national sovereignty. The Republic of Cuba prides itself on the laws it executes towards its criminals and sees no reason for imposing others nations in its problems with crimes against humanity simply because these crimes rarely, if at all, happen. The Republic of Cuba recognizes that these crimes do occur in the world; however, the nations in which these crimes occur should take charge of what these criminals do, not have an outside source dictate what is an actual crime against humanity.
Furthermore, these nations would have to consent to the infringement of their right to national sovereignty, and what country who truly feels they are the most suitable to rule his or her nation would allow such a thing? As a nation that never signed the Rome Statue, the Republic of Cuba feels it necessary to take into its own hands the power with which it was given to successfully and honorably rule the nation.
Since the rise of Fidel Castro in 1976, the Republic of Cuba has successfully built up its reputation as a nation who implements its laws and achieves success over crimes against humanity as these rarely occur in the Republic of Cuba. If anything, other nations should try to replicate our approach to such crimes instead of concerning the United Nations in such an issue that varies from nation to nation.
The Republic of Cuba believes the best method to achieve justice for crimes against humanity would be to give the power of the government to carry out its laws to the nation’s government itself.
