Christian Caryl: #Putin on trial? It’s not as far-fetched as you might think.

"Why is [a special tribunal] important? Geoffrey Nice, a British lawyer who led the prosecution of ex-Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic during his trial for war crimes early in the century, put it to me starkly: The primary point of any accountability process is deterrence. We need to dissuade future leaders from thinking they can get away with this. And if that’s the case, he said, the sooner we start, the better. He also noted that Putin doesn’t have to be in custody for a trial to go ahead; he can be tried in absentia."

#warcrimes #specialtribunal #RussiaUkraineWar #russia
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/23/putin-the-hague-prosecution-war-crimes

Germany's Baerbock calls for special Ukraine tribunal at ICC

https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-baerbock-calls-for-special-ukraine-tribunal-at-icc/a-64408862?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#AnnalenaBaerbock #Ukraine #Russia #TheHague #warcrimes #specialtribunal #RomeStatute #ICC

For the first time, Annalena Baerbock clearly stated her support for a #SpecialTribunal for the #CrimeOfAggression against #Ukraine.

Very positive, that she links her support to a reform of the #ICC's curtailed jurisdictional regime on #CoA. #Germany is in a better position to take the lead here compared to #UK or #France who sabotaged the ICC's juristiction in Kampala.

But, many questions regarding the #legitimacy & #effectiveness of such a tribunal remain.

https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/newsroom/strengthening-international-law-in-times-of-crisis/2573384

RT @vesno@twitter.com

One can not say better. I am proud to work together for #humanrights and to know @avalaina@twitter.com for more then 14 years, we used to live in one room when we met first time, it was at school for human rights educators in #Ukraine @UGSPL@twitter.com
#StopRussianAggression
#SpecialTribunal

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/vesno/status/1601916516991107072

Few questions on the #EU proposal to create a #SpecialTribunal for the #CrimeOfAggression committed by #Russia against #Ukraine

1. Some EU countries that intentionally limited the #ICC's jurisdiction over aggression, now support such a tribunal (#France).

2. Is the EU convinced that at least some (high-ranking) Russian officials will stand trial to justify the expenses?

3. How will they counter the impression that crimes commited in #Ukraine deserve more attention/resources than elsewhere?