European Foreign Minister supports the special equipment of Russia officials for aggression – lawyer

Foreign Minister from Ukraine, the United Kingdomand several The European countries announced their support for the establishment of a special court for prosecution of Russian civil servants due to the crime of aggression against Ukraine on Friday.

The support of the federal states includes at least 37 countries in addition to Ukraine, and these states will have the authority to hold Russian political and military leaders into account, which gives their jurisdiction from that of Ukraine. The establishment of the tribunal is supported by the creation of an international damage certificate for Ukraine and a corresponding damage register, which creates a procedure for review, evaluation and decision on qualified claims by war victims. As a result of Russian aggression, the register will serve as a record of damage, including human victims and material losses, and make compensation easier for the victims.

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said:

As we celebrate the European Day, we get closer to justice for the people in Ukraine. We are fully behind the special tribunal to take into account those who are responsible for the hideous crime of aggression against Ukraine. People in Ukraine deserve justice, and we will do everything in our power to make sure you get it.

The special tribunal is set up as part of the institutional framework of the European Council and is intended to complement the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the investigation and persecution of war crimes. The Rome statute, which describes the jurisdiction for the ICC, also stipulates the authority of the court to pursue aggression crimes in accordance with Article 8. After the change, aggression crimes are defined as “defined” as “[t]He plans to prepare, inauguration, inauguration or execution, by a person, to be able to control the political or military action effectively, through its character, severity and scaling, is an obvious violation of the United Nations Charter and Scaling. “

While the aggressive war against the Ukraine of Russia could represent serious violations according to this rule, it is noteworthy that many states of the Rome statute such as Russia have not agreed to change and thus the jurisdiction of the ICC for such crimes. While aggression is Well accepted as a crime According to the habitual law, the definition adopted in Article 8 is not generally assumed as a pure reflection of the Habitan Act.