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Ukraine claims milestone in top UN Court, but Russia left unpunished
After nearly 7 years, the International Court of Justice issued a nuanced ruling on Ukraine's case over Russian violations in occupied Crimea and Donbas - one with symbolic meaning but limited tangible impact for now.
Zelenskyy: Russia not elected to UN’s top court for the first time since 1946
For the first time in 77 years, Russia will have no judge on the ICJ after UN rejected its candidate in voting at both the Security Council and General Assembly. Instead, Australia, Mexico, Romania, South Africa and the US won ICJ seats.
Ukraine’s allies back Kyiv at top UN court against Russia
In an unprecedented show of solidarity, 32 states back Ukraine at the UN court, accusing Russia of manipulating the genocide convention to validate its 2022 invasion.
Ukraine’s international law victories over Russia ring hollow as West rejects practical measures of support
[editorial]Ukraine’s round of international law victories in the Ukraine-Russia war and accrued statements of support from partners ring…
Ukraine vs Russia at the ICJ: It is not Ukraine commiting genocide, but Russia committing war crimes in Ukraine
In its case Ukraine vs Russia, Ukraine requested the International court of Justice (ICJ) to intervene in the…
ICJ examines Ukraine’s case regarding Russia’s false pretext of “genocide” to invade Ukraine
On 7 March, the ICJ started examining examine Ukraine’s lawsuit against the Russian Federation over Putin’s invasion of…
Legal battle: How Ukraine sues Russia in international courts
The largest number of Ukrainian lawsuits against Russia are filed in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).…
What are Ukraine’s chances of winning against Russia in the International Court of Justice?
[editorial]The second round of hearing in the International Court of Justice in the case of Ukraine against Russia…
War on terms: who’s fighting against Ukraine in Donbas – terrorists, rebels, insurgents?
Is the conflict domestic or international? In December 2018, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal…
Ukraine reveals proof that Russian officers directed rocket attack on Mariupol in 2015
The 2015 attack on Mariupol The 24 January 2015 rocket bombardment was another attempt by the Russian-hybrid forces…
What Ukraine won and lost at the International Court of Justice
On Wednesday, April 19, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations’ top court, issued its first…
Ukraine vs. Russia in The Hague
Last week Kyiv began its fight in the courts. Ukrainians and Russians faced each other at the UN…
Ukraine vs. Russia in The Hague: key arguments
On 8 March, the Ukrainian representatives took the floor once again in the International Criminal Court in The…
Russia in The Hague: the lies, the fakes, and the fairy tales
On 7 March 2017, representatives of Russia were given the floor to answer Ukraine’s accusations of funding terrorism…
What are Ukraine’s odds in the UN Court lawsuit against Russia?
Over 6-9 March 2017, the International Court of Justice will hold hearings on a case where Ukraine accuses Russia…
Ukraine accuses Russia of funding terrorism and racial discrimination in the Hague. Full introductory text
On 6 March 2017, the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the UN, started holding hearings…
Hague Court rules against Moscow on Crimea, so Moscow withdraws from Rome Agreement
Prosecutors of the International Criminal Court in the Hague have posted on the website of the court a…
Hague receives report on Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine
On 22 April the report “Russian War Crimes in Eastern Ukraine” was conveyed to the International Criminal Court…
Hague court seems set to find Moscow guilty of ethnic cleansing in Georgia, Portnikov says
Having been identified by a British court as involved with the murder by polonium of Alexander Litvinenko, Vladimir…
Like Milosevic, Putin may destroy his country and end in the Hague, Shtepa suggests
In a comment for Kasparov.ru, Vadim Shtepa suggests that there are obvious “parallels” between Slobodan Milosevic and Vladimir…