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War in Ukraine: the moment of truth for international justice

French gendarmes charged with investigating war crimes attributed to Russian forces stand next to a mass grave in Boutcha, Ukraine, April 12, 2022. AP - Wladyslaw Musiienko

By: Léa-Lisa Westerhoff Follow

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Boutcha... Kharkiv... Mariupol to name just a few martyr cities, since February 24, 2022 and the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, testimonies of war crimes, rape, torture and violence against civilians have been are becoming more numerous.

While the war is still going on, what can international justice do?

What are the chances that these investigations will lead to convictions?

How can Europe contribute to bringing war crimes to justice? 

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 lawyer and coordinator of the legal action group of the International Federation for Human Rights.

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lawyer, founder of Civitas Maxima, an international network of lawyers and investigators which, since 2012, has tracked down war criminals and represented victims of international crimes.

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