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Jim Risch: “I am interested in the principle of universal jurisdiction. I think we are at the very early stages of what that will be…”

On the recordJune 7, 2022
I am interested in the principle of universal jurisdiction. I think we are at the very early stages of what that will be in the overall scheme of things.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Senator Risch expresses interest in the development of universal jurisdiction.

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