ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Vladimir Putin
ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Vladimir Putin

Author(s): Szymon Zaręba
Subject(s): Criminal Law, International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Court case
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: ICC; Vladimir Putin; arrest warrant;
Summary/Abstract: On 17 March, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Commissioner for Children’s Rights in his office, Maria Lvova Belova, officially the Russian ombudswoman for children’s rights. Both are suspected of committing war crimes by the ICC Prosecutor’s Office. The ICC’s step against Putin is an important gesture that shows that the court does not shy away from prosecuting even the highest officials. However, enforcing the warrants will be difficult given that both individuals will avoid countries where they could be arrested and transferred to the court’s custody.

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