THE VANGUARD: A judge of the A. National advocates to continue applying universal justice

Madrid, 22 may (EFE).- The magistrate of the Criminal Chamber of the National Court, José Ricardo de Prada, He has advocated today for continuing to apply universal jurisdiction in Spanish courts despite the limitations introduced by legislators.

Of prey, who was a magistrate in the Bosnia-Herzegovina court for war crimes, ha hecho estas manifestaciones en la tercera jornada del I Congreso "Jurisdicción Universal en el Siglo XXI", Organized by the Baltasar Garzón International Foundation (Fibgar).

In his speech, The judge has defended that Spanish judges continue to assume the universal jurisdiction as well as the international obligations acquired by Spain in the matter.

"Abogo por que los jueces apliquen el derecho internacional en los casos que así lo requieran y cooperen con los tribunales internacionales", He explained.

Of prey, who was a speaker of the sentence that condemned the former Argentine military Adolfo Scilingo to 640 years for crimes for humanity committed during the Argentine dictatorship, ha señalado que "lamentablemente" España se ha inclinado por leyes que "impiden" The exercise of universal justice.

Uno de los "aspectos más graves" of the reform approved last March, He said, es que el "legislador español establece límites para no cooperar con la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI)" Although Spain, He recalled, has ratified the Rome Statute of the CPI.

"La jurisdicción universal para nada se puede decir que haya caído, has become and won the battle, quien no está dispuesto a asumirla es quien está fuera del juego", He has assured. "Hay que confiar en la justicia universal realizada desde los estados", He added.