Peculiarities of the compensation for damage caused by military actions: New realities of international judicial practice

Ernest Gramatskyy; Oleksandr Bignyak; Inha Kryvosheyina; Liudmyla Tokarchuk; Olha Shmyndruk

doi:10.34069/AI/2022.54.06.6

Ernest Gramatskyy Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Kyiv, Ukraine). https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1260-2888
Oleksandr Bignyak National University «Odesa Law Academy», Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4079-9940
Inha Kryvosheyina Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3630-2257
Liudmyla Tokarchuk I. I. Mechnikov Odessa National University, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9691-148X
Olha Shmyndruk National University of Ostroh Academy, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7135-2594

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2022.54.06.6

Keywords: compensation for damage, judicial practice, military actions, military conflict, international court.

Abstract

The military actions of the Russian Federation against Ukraine cause considerable losses to the Ukrainian people: the military and civilian population die, infrastructure and housing are destroyed, and cultural heritage is destroyed. The specified losses must have consequences namely - compensation for damages at the expense of the occupying country. So, it is vital to analyze the realities of international judicial practice regarding the specifics of compensation for damage by the aggressor state and to understand the prospects of obtaining such compensation for Ukrainians. The purpose of the work is to study the trends of international judicial practice regarding the specifics of compensation for damage resulting from military actions. The research methodology is hermeneutic, historical, extrapolation, comparative legal, generalization, analysis, synthesis, and deduction. Attention was drawn to the fact that a state that grossly violates international humanitarian law and human rights can act as a defendant in national courts. In addition, the analysis of the legislation on compensation for damages, including those caused as a result of Russia's military aggression, determines the development and adoption of legal acts that will regulate the issue of social protection and the specifics of compensation for damages to the population affected by the armed conflict.

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Author Biographies

Ernest Gramatskyy, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Kyiv, Ukraine).

Ph. D., Associate Professor of Civil Law Department, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Kyiv, Ukraine).

Oleksandr Bignyak, National University «Odesa Law Academy», Ukraine.

Doctor of Legal Science, Professor, Head of the Department of International and European Law of National University «Odesa Law Academy», Ukraine.

Inha Kryvosheyina, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine.

Ph. D., Associate Professor of Intellectual Property Department, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine.

Liudmyla Tokarchuk, I. I. Mechnikov Odessa National University, Ukraine.

Doctor of Legal Sciences, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Law of I. I. Mechnikov Odessa National University, Ukraine.

Olha Shmyndruk, National University of Ostroh Academy, Ukraine.

Ph.D. in Law, Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Law, National University of Ostroh Academy, Ukraine.

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