2023-09-22 12:24:00
Russia and Ukraine will face off in a trial at the International Court of Justice on Monday. Specifically, it is regarding the accusation that Russia used the pretext of alleged genocide to invade Ukraine.
The case was brought by Kiev to the International Criminal Court in The Hague a few days following the invasion began. The hearings, which are scheduled to last until September 27th, only deal with jurisdiction and not the content of the lawsuit.
Starting today, the International Criminal Court in The Hague is considering Ukraine’s accusation that Russia is using its genocide argument as a justification for the invasion.
Archyde.com
In addition to “denazification,” Vladimir Putin cited an alleged genocide of Russian-speaking people as a reason for the invasion of Ukraine. According to Kiev, there is no risk of genocide in eastern Ukraine, where the country has been fighting Russian-backed separatists since 2014.
Like many other major powers such as India, China and the USA, Russia has never signed the Rome Statute and is therefore not part of the community around the International Criminal Court. Nevertheless, Putin’s government is represented by various domestic and international lawyers who are supposed to get the case dismissed and are therefore raising an objection, as the Archyde.com news agency reports.
Russia is represented by several domestic and international lawyers.
Archyde.com
According to Moscow, Ukraine is using the case to seek a ruling on the legality of Russia’s military action as a whole. Experts say a verdict in Kiev’s favor would not end the war, but might affect future reparations payments. (bho)
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