The ICC jurisdiction in Ukraine: challenges and opportunities in the fight against impunity

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https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.77.05.20

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international law, human rights, war crimes, genocide, international responsibility, international sanctions.

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This article examines the legal relationship between the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Ukraine, a non-party to the Rome Statute, focusing on the scope of the Court's jurisdiction to consider Ukraine's referrals regarding serious crimes committed on its territory since 2014. Discussions regarding the extension of the ICC's jurisdiction over Ukraine commenced in 2014-2015 following Ukraine's two requests for recognition of the ICC's ad hoc jurisdiction. Following the full-scale invasion in 2022, the ICC consolidated these proceedings with the ongoing investigation of crimes committed in Ukraine since 2014. This article analyzes how the ICC's jurisdiction applies to Ukraine, the challenges and prospects for cooperation between the ICC and Ukraine in investigating crimes committed by Russian forces, and the broader implications for the international criminal justice system. The authors analyze arguments for and against Ukraine's ratification of the Rome Statute, concluding that the ICC's jurisdictional framework, particularly concerning the crime of aggression, requires refinement.

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Andrii Lankevych, Lviv University of Business and Law, Ukraine.

Doctor of Law, Associate Professor of the Department of Judiciary, Prosecutor's Office and Advocacy, Lviv University of Business and Law, Ukraine.

Oleh Zaverukha, Lviv University of Business and Law, Ukraine.

PhD in Chemical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Natural Sciences and Environment Protection, Lviv University of Business and Law, Ukraine.

Rostyslav Sopilnyk, Institution of Higher Education “Lviv University of Business and Law”, Ukraine.

Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, Professor of the Department of Economic and Legal Disciplines, Institution of Higher Education “Lviv University of Business and Law”, Ukraine.

Oleksandr Havrylenko, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine.

Doctor of Law, Professor, International and European Law Department, School of Law, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine.

Olha Podilchak, State University of Trade and Economics, Ukraine.

PhD in Law, Associate Professor, Department of Legal Support of Business Security, Faculty of International Trade and Law, State University of Trade and Economics, Ukraine.

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2024-05-30

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Lankevych, A., Zaverukha, O., Sopilnyk, R., Havrylenko, O., & Podilchak, O. (2024). The ICC jurisdiction in Ukraine: challenges and opportunities in the fight against impunity. Amazonia Investiga, 13(77), 270–279. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.77.05.20

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Vol. 13 Núm. 77 (2024)

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