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This paper examines two initiatives that aim to facilitate the exercise of criminal jurisdiction over international crimes by states. In particular, the two initiatives studied are 1) a study by the International Law Commission (ILC) of crimes against humanity; and 2) an initiative taken by Belgium, Slovenia and the Netherlands to bring about a convention on mutual legal assistance with respect to crimes listed under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The author also considers the importance of cooperation in the international criminal-justice system as well as the extent to which the two schemes overlap and compete with one another.