Task Force on Accountability for Crimes Committed in Ukraine
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Unpaid international group of lawyers
Established | 29 March 2022 (2 years ago) |
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Founders | Government of Ukraine |
Types | organization |
The Task Force on Accountability for Crimes Committed in Ukraine is a
Creation
In late March 2022, during the
war crimes related to the invasion. Venediktova stated that the Ukrainian prosecutors had collected 2500 "possible war crimes cases", including the Mariupol theatre airstrike, and "several hundred suspects".[2]
Composition
The task force includes individual British lawyers
The task force members and associated staff are required to work pro bono.[3]
Aims
The task force aims to make recommendations for legal actions in national jurisdictions in several countries, in guiding cooperation with the International Criminal Court investigation in Ukraine,[3] and in searching for assets of suspects that could be seized and used in compensation to victims or for rebuilding Ukraine.[2]
See also
- Legality of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
References
- ^ a b c "Government of Ukraine Announces the Creation of a Legal Task Force on Accountability for Crimes Committed in Ukraine". Doughty Street Chambers. 2022-03-29. Archived from the original on 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ a b c d Farmer, Ben; Kozyreva, Tanya; Townsley, Simon (2022-03-30). "I'm building 2,500 war crimes cases against Vladimir Putin's invasion, says Ukraine's chief prosecutor". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ a b c d "Сформовано міжнародну правову Робочу групу з питань відповідальності за злочини, скоєні в Україні" [Creation of the International legal working group on the responsibility for crimes committed in Ukraine]. Prosecutor General of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 2022-03-29. Archived from the original on 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ^ Anderson, Madeline (2022-04-01). "Covington, Withers and French independent Sygna Partners join Ukraine government war crimes task force". The Global Legal Post. Archived from the original on 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2022-04-02.