Völkerstrafgesetzbuch
GERMAN LAW FOR PROSECUTING INTERNATIONAL CRIMES AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS
Volkerstrafgesetzbuch; Voelkerstrafgesetzbuch; VStGB
The Völkerstrafgesetzbuch (, "Code of Crimes against International Law"), abbreviated VStGB, is a German law that regulates crimes against (public) international law. It allows cases to be brought against suspects under international criminal law provisions, meaning that suspects can be prosecuted even though both they and their victims are foreigners and the crime itself took place abroad.