Ukraine: The Challenge of Wartime Justice
Ensuring accountability for war crimes committed during the Russian invasion hinges on the ability to ensure fair and independent trials.
Ensuring accountability for war crimes committed during the Russian invasion hinges on the ability to ensure fair and independent trials.
The world has to show that responsibility for the crime of aggression is real, and not just theoretically provided for by the norms of international law.
Organisation allowed fog of war to obscure legal context of active conflict.
Local residents forced into basements while soldiers moved into their apartments.
Experts and officials document huge scale of destruction wreaked by Russian forces.
Could a sudden increase in fake news be a precursor to real-world escalation?
Strenuous efforts continue to address long-time situation in which judges were elected with no competition or integrity checks.
The length of time needed to build a case and follow due process is challenging for many victims and their families.
Testimonies form basis of articles and multimedia packages in world-renowned publications as well as a future resource of potential war crimes evidence.
As war edges closer, distance from Russia and closeness to NATO member Poland provide the city with a sense of confidence.