Why Russia Wants its Own War Crimes Court
Processes will effectively legitimise the de facto occupation authorities while discrediting genuine efforts to see justice.
Processes will effectively legitimise the de facto occupation authorities while discrediting genuine efforts to see justice.
An independent judiciary is essential to guarantee democracy and demonstrate that, despite the war, the country is continuing to implement change.
Few remain in what has become a sparsely populated no-man’s land.
World must learn lessons from previous processes to ensure accountability – or risk facilitating future conflicts.
With some 1.5 million Ukrainians already expelled to Russia, legal experts weigh options for prosecution.
Organisation allowed fog of war to obscure legal context of active conflict.
Western weapons have enabled Ukrainian forces to hit Russian ammunition depots, tilting the balance on the battlefield.
The occupying forces are appointing local sympathisers to run services and private enterprises in the southern region. But it’s not working out as planned.