by Chris Jenks | Jun 22, 2022
Ukraine Symposium – The Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group & Ukrainian Prosecutions of Russian POWs – Part 1 On 25 May 2022, the European Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom announced the establishment of the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group...
by Chris Koschnitzky, Steve Szymanski | Apr 22, 2022
Ukraine Symposium – Defiance of Russia’s Demand to Surrender and Combatant Status Before its latest shelling of Mariupol, Russia demanded that fighters defending the city surrender, lest they face a “military tribunal.” More recently, there were rumblings that...
by Chris Koschnitzky, Michael N. Schmitt | Mar 4, 2022
Russian Troops Out of Uniform and Prisoner of War Status The presence of Russian troops in civilian clothes or Ukrainian military uniforms has been repeatedly reported during the conflict, especially attempting to enter Kyiv. As Ukrainian forces continue to defend...
by Geoff Corn | Mar 3, 2022
Prisoners of War in Occupied Territory It seems increasingly likely that the international armed conflict raging in Ukraine will devolve into a partial Russian occupation of large portions of Ukrainian territory. President Putin may very well declare annexation—or...
by Ronald Alcala, Steve Szymanski | Feb 28, 2022
Legal Status of Ukraine’s Resistance Forces In the lead up to Russia’s invasion, Ukraine prepared to defend its territory by, among other things, training its citizens to serve as a “resistance in waiting.” The extent to which these resistance forces have engaged...
