United Nations:
The Five Permanent Members of the UN Security Council - WorldAtlas
General Assembly resolution demands end to Russian offensive in Ukraine | | UN News
UN resolution against Ukraine invasion: Full text (dubai.ooo)
United Nations Security Council veto power - Wikipedia
Presidency of the United Nations Security Council - Wikipedia
In February 2022, Russia held the Presidency of the UN Security Council. In March 2022 it is held by United Arab Emirates and, after that, UK (April 2022) and USA (May 2022).
7 April 2022 - UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council | | UN News
Council of Europe:
Situation in Ukraine: Decisions by Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers
Council of Europe suspends Russia's rights of representation
The European Court of Human Rights operates under the aegis of the Council of Europe. The court has announced interim measures concerning the Russian Federation (1 March 2022), Measures taken in cases concerning Ukraine (2 March), Interim measures concerning Russian military operations (4 March). Details are on the court's website - European Court of Human Rights - ECHR, CEDH, news, information, press releases (coe.int)
An Aggression Chamber for Ukraine Supported by the Council of Europe - Opinio Juris
European Union:
Commission proposes temporary protection status (europa.eu)
Latest EU News - News - / - European Law Monitor CIC
EU Temporary Protection Directive - EUR-Lex - 32001L0055 - EN - EUR-Lex (europa.eu) - this dates back to 2001 but has not been activated before the present Ukraine crisis. Further analysis of this is at Professor Steve Peers' EU Law Analysis blog - EU Law Analysis: Temporary Protection for Ukrainians in the EU? Q and A
International Criminal Court:
UK leads call for ICC to investigate Russia’s war crimes - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Could the international criminal court bring Putin to justice over Ukraine? | Russia | The Guardian
Crime of Aggression Activated at the ICC: Does it Matter? - Just Security
International coalition to support ICC Russian war crimes investigation - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Witnessing atrocities in real time in Ukraine is changing everything (msn.com)
International Court of Justice:
Watching the Law: Ukraine v Russia ~ 1948 Genocide Convention
The Court indicates provisional measures (icj-cij.org) - Order of 16 March 2022 - Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide - Ukraine v Russian Federation.
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide | OHCHR
A separate tribunal ?
There have been some calls for a special tribunal to be established to try individuals, including Putin, for the crime of aggression. Notably, the former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, supports such a development -
Other links:
- Joshua Rozenberg, A Lawyer Writes, Make law, not war
- Sam Tobin, Law Society Gazette, Russia snubs ICJ as Ukraine asks court to stop ‘war crimes’
- ICJ press release: Conclusion of the public hearing on the Request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Ukraine
- Statement by the Commonwealth Lawyers Association on the attack on Ukraine
26 February 2022
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