international law

Ukraine elected to UN Human Rights Council for 2027-29 term

Ukraine was elected to sit on the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2027-29 term, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced on Oct. 13.

14 October, 03:25 AM

U.S. expands sanctions against ICC

The United States has imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) President Tomoko Akane and senior legal adviser Abdoulaye Seye, the U.S. Treasury Department announced on Aug. 18.

19 August, 03:07 AM

Prosecuting Iranian complicity in Ukraine — opinion

The Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine is one of the most significant developments in international criminal law in recent decades.

22 July, 12:30 AM

Russia's war against Ukraine ended era of international law, says Zaluzhnyi

Ukraine's Ambassador to the United Kingdom and former Armed Forces commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi declared that Russia's war against Ukraine has led to the collapse of international law, he wrote in a blog post for NV on March 23.

23 March, 12:20 PM

Kremlin declares international law dead as Russia pivots to raw military potential

International law "is de facto no more" due to regional conflicts and "significant destabilization", dictator Vladimir Putin press secretary Dmitry Peskov claimed in an interview with Russian propaganda media on March 8.

9 March, 08:45 AM

International law shields dictators and killers — Bild

Western politicians condemning U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran ignore that current international law, in effect, protects dictators and killers, Jan Schäfer, head of the political desk at German tabloid Bild, wrote on March 3.

5 March, 01:35 AM

Lubinets: At least 337 Ukrainian POWs executed in Russian captivity

Russian forces “deliberately and brutally” executed 337 Ukrainian prisoners of war as of the end of 2025, Ukraine’s human rights commissioner, Dmytro Lubinets, said on March 3.

4 March, 02:47 AM

Russia abuses maritime law to protect its oil tankers—report

Moscow is exploiting the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea to give legal cover to its oil smuggling and sabotage operations in Europe, UK newspaper The Telegraph said in an article published on Dec. 19.

20 December 2025, 03:26 AM

Kyiv protests Russia’s illegal draft in occupied territories

Moscow announcing the start of its seasonal military draft in occupied areas of Ukraine amounts to a clear breach of international law, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on Oct. 1.

2 October 2025, 01:22 AM

Ukraine to sanction foreign media for joining Russia’s press tour in occupied territories

International media who joined Russia’s propaganda press tour in occupied Ukrainian territories crossed the border illegally, violating international and Ukrainian law, Foreign Ministry said on Sept. 28.

29 September 2025, 09:18 AM

Nearly 90% of freed Ukrainian POWs report torture, OSCE report says

Russia’s systematic use of torture against Ukrainian prisoners-of-war is a violation of international humanitarian law, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said in a report released on Sept. 22.

27 September 2025, 02:13 AM

Kyiv condemns African diplomats visiting occupied Crimea

The Moscow-stationed ambassadors of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger making an unauthorized visit to Russia-occupied Crimea amounts to a “blatant violation” of international law, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said on Sept. 22.

22 September 2025, 10:27 PM

Russian missile kills Danish humanitarian deminers near Chernihiv - video

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has issued a statement condemning Russia’s missile strike near Chernihiv on Sept. 4, which targeted an area where humanitarian demining was underway.

5 September 2025, 11:09 AM

Ukraine’s Naftogaz seeks $1.37B from Russian gas giant Gazprom

Ukrainian state energy company Naftogaz has formally demanded $1.37 billion from Russian gas giant Gazprom in accordance with a June 20, 2025, final ruling by an international arbitration tribunal in Zurich, Naftogaz announced on June 24.

24 June 2025, 02:58 PM

Council of Europe settles details of Russia tribunal

The legal mandate for a special tribunal to prosecute Russian crimes of aggression against Ukraine has been determined and will soon be published, Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform reported on June 5.

5 June 2025, 11:38 PM

EU to approve Russian war crimes tribunal on May 9

The European Union will give final political approval on May 9 in Kyiv for a special tribunal to prosecute Russian crimes of aggression against Ukraine, EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, said on May 8.

8 May 2025, 09:54 PM

Russian war crimes tribunal could begin work in 2026, Kyiv says

The international tribunal to investigate Russia’s crimes of aggression against Ukraine could become operations “as early as next year,” Ukrainian Presidential Office official Iryna Mudra said on May 5.

6 May 2025, 02:14 AM

From Crimea to consequences: Ukraine lays down its red lines for peace

Ukraine disclosed five core demands for a peace deal with Russia, highlighting a sharp divergence from the so-called "final offer" presented by US President Donald Trump, The Telegraph wrote on April 24.

25 April 2025, 12:34 PM

Special tribunal will not try Putin in absentia while he’s in office

The special tribunal that Western nations plan to set up to investigate Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine will not try dictator Vladimir Putin in absentia while he remains president of Russia, Euronews reported on April 10.

10 April 2025, 10:33 PM

The brutal truth behind Russia’s execution of Ukrainian POWs: motives, patterns, and the road to justice

A group of Ukrainian soldiers, unarmed and defenseless, kneel in the dirt. Their hands are bound. A Russian soldier gives the order. Gunfire erupts. The bodies collapse, lifeless. The video surfaced online on March 13, 2025, offering a horrifying glimpse into the systematic execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) by Russian forces. Ukraine’s Human Rights Ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, confirmed its authenticity, calling it yet another war crime added to an already staggering list.

15 March 2025, 01:48 PM

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