Ukraine and the Legal Accountability of Russia

Yvonne Dutton is a Senior Legal Advisor at Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG), and Professor of Law Emerita at the Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indiana University, USA.Michael P. Scharf is the President of the American Branch of the International Law Association and the Joseph C. Hostetler—Baker Hostetler Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, USA, where he served as Dean from 2013–2024.Milena Sterio is the Charles R. Emrick Jr. - Calfee Halter & Griswold Professor of Law at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, USA, and Managing Director of the Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG).Paul R. Williams holds the Rebecca I. Grazier Professorship in Law and International Relations at American University, where he teaches in the School of International Service and at the Washington College of Law, USA. Dr. Williams is also the co-founder of the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG).

• Foreword, Fatou Bensouda; Part I: Setting the Stage; Chapter 1: Introduction, Milena Sterio; Chapter 2: The Arc of Accountability: A History of Global Criminal Justice, Milena Sterio; Chapter 3: Ukraine: The Current Crisis, Greta Ramelli and Sindija Beta; Chapter 4: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the Response of the United Nations, Michael Scharf; Part II: Options for Accountability; Chapter 5: Ukraine and the International Criminal Court, Patrick Keenan; Chapter 6: Proposals for the Formation of a Crime of Aggression Tribunal for the Situation of Ukraine, Jennifer Trahan; Chapter 7: Ukrainian War Crimes Chamber, Gregory Noone and Kateryna Kyrychenko; Chapter 8: Accountability for Crimes Committed in Ukraine: Universal Jurisdiction Proceedings in National Jurisdictions, Yvonne Dutton; Chapter 9: Prosecuting Environmental Crimes in Ukraine as Either War Crimes or Ecocide, Michael J. Kelly; Part III: Accountability and Related Issues; Chapter 10: How to Make Russia Pay Reparations, Oona Hathaway and Maggie M. Mills; Chapter 11: Investigating and Documenting War Crimes in Ukraine, Mark Ellis; Part IV: New Global Order?; Chapter 12: Negotiating Justice in Ukraine, Paul R. Williams and Sindija Beta; Chapter 13: Conclusion: The Ukraine Conflict as a Grotian Moment, Michael Scharf; Appendix: Draft High War Crimes Court Legislation for Ukraine.

"What can the international community do when a Superpower goes rogue and uses its special status to shield itself from accountability? The question is at the core of this timely and thought-provoking collection by foremost experts in the field of international law."Stephen Rapp, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, USA"These insightful chapters prod us not to forget the most crucial aspects of what should be remembered as a global turning point in the evolution of civil and criminal accountability, reparations, deterrence, and justice for the victims of naked aggression and atrocity."Harold Hongju Koh, former Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State, USA"A compelling book that is essential reading for scholars, practitioners, and diplomats interested in understanding the impact the Ukraine crisis has had on international law and policy and the various options available to deliver comprehensive justice." Beth Van Schaack, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice, USA