According to Amnesty International, a proponent of universal jurisdiction, certain crimes pose so serious a threat to the international community as a whole that states have a logical and moral duty to prosecute an individual responsible; therefore, no place should be a safe haven for those who have committed genocide, crimes against humanity, extrajudicial executions, war crimes, torture and forced disappearances.
Amnesty International, der en fortaler for universalprincippet, mener, at visse forbrydelser udgør en så alvorlig en trussel mod det internationale samfund, at stater har en logisk og moralsk pligt til at retsforfølge en person med ansvar for disse; intet sted bør være sikkert for personer der har begået folkedrab, forbrydelser mod menneskeheden, udenretslige henrettelser, krigsforbrydelser, tortur eller bortførelser.