The principle of ‘universal jurisdiction’ is gaining ground, a real boon for survivors
A woman cries over the coffin of her son who was killed in Bucha, during his funeral in the cemetery of Mykulychi, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine.A woman cries over the coffin of her son who was killed in Bucha, during his funeral in the cemetery of Mykulychi, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine.here was no fear, no defeat in the eyes of Valentina – only quiet determination.
In another emblematic case in Germany, Nora T, a Yazidi woman and client of the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s co-founder, Amal Clooney, launched a complaintwho had enslaved her and her five-year-old daughter and caused the child’s death. The Isis member was sentenced to life imprisonment for genocide and crimes against humanity.
There is no shortage of evidence, with many national and international organisations carrying out documentation, however, most of these obstacles are easy to overcome. Ukrainian authorities welcome international efforts to pursue justice and have demonstrated their willingness to collaborate. Millions of Ukrainians, including witnesses and survivors of international crimes, are already abroad in Europe and further afield.
In the meantime, we gather evidence and present it to prosecutors in conformity with procedural rules, ensuring that these cases are watertight. This includes identifying specific perpetrators at various levels of the Russian command structure so that international arrest warrants can be issued. This would allow law enforcement to apprehend the perpetrators wherever they may eventually travel and hand them over to the country where the case has been opened.
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