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Możliwości prawne i perspektywy osądzenia rosyjskiej agresji na Ukrainę
Legal possibilities and prospects of judging Russian aggression against Ukraine

Author(s): Jan Uniejewski
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, International Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
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Summary/Abstract: The unjustified aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine in 2022 is a clear example of a violation of the fundamental prohibition of the international legal order to use the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state or in any other way inconsistent with the principles of the United Nations. The unimaginable scale of evil done does not allow for this act to be ignored without holding all those involved in planning or carrying out this crime accountable for it and without compensating for the losses incurred as a result of it. Liability for aggression is a multifaceted issue, which renders it difficult to understand the discussions in the public sphere. The presented considerations organize the necessary knowledge by presenting the legal possibilities and perspectives of judging Russian aggression against Ukraine. Four potential possibilities of holding the perpetrators of this aggression to account and the issue of international liability of the aggressor state are analyzed. The comments made do not exhaust the entire wealth of the issues in question, but they explain the normative bases and possibility of their application.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 135 - 150
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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