Assembly/AU/11 (XIII) Annex II Page 1     AU-EU Technical Ad hoc Expert Group on the Principle of Universal Jurisdiction REPORT 1. The 10th and 11th meetings of the AU-EU Ministerial Troika1 addressed the issue of universal jurisdiction in the context of the relationship between the AU and the EU. 2. In the Joint Communiqué issued at the close of the 11th AU-EU Ministerial Troika meeting, "Ministers agreed to continue discussions on the issue and to set up a technical ad hoc expert group to clarify the respective understanding on the African and EU side on the principle of universal jurisdiction, and to report to the next Ministerial Troika meeting (…)". 3. An advisory Technical Ad hoc Expert Group was constituted by the AU and EU, the terms of reference for which were agreed in January 2009, to inform AU-EU discussions on the principle of universal jurisdiction, in particular by assisting in clarifying their respective understandings of the principle, and to prepare a report for the attention of the 12th meeting of the AU-EU Ministerial Troika, which will take place at the end of April 2009. 4. The above report is herewith attached.                                                              1 The meetings were held on 16 September 2008 (Brussels) and 20-21 November 2008 (Addis Ababa) respectively. Version 31 March 09(FINAL)