War and armed conflict — Enforcement of international humanitarian law — Genocide Convention, 1948, Geneva Conventions, 1949, Torture Convention, 1984, and Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, 1993 — French Law of 1995 incorporating provisions of Statute of International Tribunal into domestic law — Whether presence of accused on French territory required for prosecution where alleged victims present in France

Jurisdiction — Universal — Genocide and other crimes against international law — French Law providing for universal jurisdiction only where accused present on French territory

Relationship of municipal law and international law — Crimes against international law — Punishment of crimes by municipal courts — Whether prosecution possible in absentia where crimes were not committed on territory of State seeking to exercise jurisdiction — The law of France