On February 24, 2022, Russia sent ground forces into Ukraine and attacked targets across the country. Among other things, Vladimir Putin justified the attack by wanting to protect the Russian-friendly people in the eastern parts of Ukraine against persecution and genocide carried out by Ukrainian authorities. While the Ukrainians defended themselves on the battlefield, they also went to court against Russia. They claimed that the Russian attack was based on false claims that a genocide was taking place against ethnic Russians in Donetsk and Luhansk. Therefore, the International Court of Justice in The Hague (ICJ) will now decide the question. Power struggle – This is a definitional power struggle at the very highest level, says Cecilie Hellestveit. She is a researcher at the Institute of Public Law at the University of Oslo, and has followed the case since Ukraine notified the court two days after the invasion. International law expert Cecilie Hellestveit. Photo: Fredrik Varfjell / NTB – Then Ukraine had prepared for a while. It is about the ground-breaking from Russia, which has hinted at genocide from the Ukrainian side. – Now Ukraine wants the court to refute Russia’s argument about genocide, and thereby strengthen Ukraine’s case about aggression, says Hellestveit. Russia asks the UN to reject the case Russia asks the International Court of Justice to reject the accusation that they have misused the UN Genocide Convention to defend the invasion. The head of Russia’s legal team, Gennadij Kuzmin, claims that the lawsuit is full of errors and contrary to the legal principles on which the court is founded. The International Court of Justice in The Hague held a hearing on the occupation of Crimea and Eastern Ukraine on 6 June. Photo: REMKO DE WAAL / AFP Kuzmin has also blamed Ukraine for showing contempt for the way a legal process should be conducted. Dealing with recovery A total of 32 European and Western countries are to make statements this week to give their support to Ukraine. – If the ICJ were to state that this is aggression, or clearly state that there is no legal basis, it would strengthen Ukraine’s case for the war to be compensated by Russia, says Hellestveit Allereie On 16 March 2022, the court asked Russia to stop the war in Ukraine . The decision is binding, but the court cannot force Russia to comply. The following day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia would not consider the decision. From before, Vladimir Putin is wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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