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A couple sits in the dark with winter clothing and their belongings and some food close by. Iryna Holoshchapova, a Ukrainian refugee who fled the embattled city of Mykolaiv, shows a video on her smartphone of a friend's apartment block in Mykolaiv on fire following a Russian attack as she, her son Tibor and mother Halina rest in a heated tent at the Medyka border crossing on March 9, 2022 in Medyka, Poland

Україна може стати поворотним моментом у документуванні воєнних злочинів

Інтерв’ю починаються з українських дослідників, які багато років документують російські військові…
Men dressed in suits sit around a large table with stacks of documents in front of each of them. Iona Nikitchenko and Aron Trainin (center, center left) during deliberations at the London Conference, 1945.

Как Советский Союз помог установить преступление агрессивной войны

"Что не всегда признается, так это жизненно важная роль, которую Россия, или, точнее, Советский Союз,…
Standing before an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in Monday night, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya fist bumps Ambassador Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the UN, as US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations Mona Juul look on. February 21, 2022.

中国向俄罗斯提供军事援助违反国际法的根据所在

Editor's note: This article is also available at Just Security in English.
Standing before an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in Monday night, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya fist bumps Ambassador Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the UN, as US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations Mona Juul look on. February 21, 2022.
Standing before an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in Monday night, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya fist bumps Ambassador Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the UN, as US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations Mona Juul look on. February 21, 2022.

Why China Giving Military Assistance to Russia Would Violate International Law

Editor's note: This article is also available at Just Security in Chinese.

Положення щодо лідерства у злочині агресії та його статус у міжнародному звичаєвому праві

(This article is also available in English here. Переклад статті здійснила Катерина Бакай.) Останні події в Україні відновили…

The Leadership Clause in the Crime of Aggression and Its Customary International Law Status

(Ця стаття також доступна українською мовою тут.) Recent events in Ukraine have rekindled the interest to prosecute state leaders for the…

Model Indictment for Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine: Prosecutor v. President Vladimir Putin

The indictment represents the type of document international war crimes prosecutors or national prosecutors could file before an international or national court.
Men dressed in suits sit around a large table with stacks of documents in front of each of them. Iona Nikitchenko and Aron Trainin (center, center left) during deliberations at the London Conference, 1945.

How the Soviet Union Helped Establish the Crime of Aggressive War

Drawing from her book, historian Francine Hirsch explains in detail "the vital role that Russia, or more accurately the Soviet Union, played in establishing this postwar system…
The ICC seal on a window at the International Criminal Court Building in The Hague. The windows act as mirrors, reflecting more of the ICC complex across from it.

З початком роботи МКС, російські солдати мають повернутись додому

Продовження бойових дій та просування російських військ до Києва, незважаючи на рішення Прокурора…
The ICC seal on a window at the International Criminal Court Building in The Hague. The windows act as mirrors, reflecting more of the ICC complex across from it.

With the Int’l Criminal Court Going In, Russian Soldiers Should Go Home

Former President of the International Criminal Court (2018-2021) writes that Prosecutor's now taking on the case should encourage President Putin to change course.
Standing before an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in Monday night, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya fist bumps Ambassador Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the UN, as US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations Mona Juul look on. February 21, 2022.

Russia’s “Occupation by Proxy” of Eastern Ukraine – Implications Under the Geneva Conventions

All state parties to the Geneva Conventions now have a role to play via enforcing grave breaches regime.
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