Other recent conflicts that resulted in war crimes allegations help explain how complex it will be to gather evidence of war crimes in Ukraine – and provide answers for families of victims of the war.
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Both Russia and Ukraine are signatories to the Geneva Convention on the treatment of prisoners of war – how much it is being observed is another matter.
A digest of the week’s coverage of the war against Ukraine.
The story behind the research can be as compelling as the results. Recording the effects of starvation, a group of Jewish doctors demonstrated their dedication to science – and their own humanity.
Soldier atrocities are shaped by our society, culture, and political fabric. Preventing them will require a comprehensive rethinking of policies, attitudes, and approaches to war.
Countries have used starvation as a war strategy for centuries, historically without being prosecuted. Three experts on hunger and humanitarian relief call for holding perpetrators accountable.
A digest of the week’s coverage of the war against Ukraine.
Prosecuting a leader like Vladimir Putin accused of war crimes is difficult. But the trial of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic in the early 2000s offers a potential playbook.
The prosecution and death sentences handed out to two British and one Moroccan national fighting alongside Ukrainian troops contravenes the Geneva Conventions.
A digest of the week’s coverage of the war against Ukraine.
The two Britons have rights under the laws of war. It’s not clear they are being respected.
Atrocities are made easier when one country’s troops are taught to despise the people they are invading.
A digest of the week’s coverage of the war against Ukraine.
Holding war crimes trials during active hostilities is rare. Proceedings in Ukraine also open the risk of Russian show trials, argues a law of war expert.
Countries would likely need to set up new courts to prosecute Vladimir Putin for illegally invading Ukraine – but this isn’t a sure bet he would ever be held accountable for his crimes.
The first war crimes charges are being laid against Russian soldiers in Ukraine, but will the architects of the war face justice?
When it comes to war crimes in Ukraine, the Kremlin is intimately following the Syrian playbook. To prevent further atrocities, leaders must now draw the lessons from the conflict in Western Asia.
A Russian journalist and political operative reveals that Russian leadership is planning for the complete destruction of Ukraine
The Ukrainian president says the country will set up its own system for prosecuting Russian soldiers for war crimes.
Growing reports of war crimes by the Russian army are prompting calls for more action by the west.
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