Accountability for Crimes of Personnel of the Wagner Group in Ukraine
This briefing paper, prepared by the Open Society Justice Initiative, focuses on the Wagner Group, the private military group that has been engaged in fighting alongside regular units of the armed forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. It includes a consideration of the status of the personnel of private military companies, and the implications for their prosecutions under international humanitarian law. It analyzes the status of personnel of the Wagner Group in Ukraine, including specifically by considering whether those individuals form part of Russia’s armed forces. Finally, it examines the implications of the status of Wagner Group personnel for the prospect of prosecuting them and holding them accountable for crimes committed in Ukraine.
Memorandum for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression Committed Against Ukraine
This Memorandum for Prosecution sets out how Russia’s conduct against Ukraine constitutes the crime of aggression and represents a continuous pattern of unlawful use of force from 2014 until today.
Legal Possibilities of Using Russian Central Bank Assets to Enforce European Court of Human Rights Judgments
Looking at three countries, this report offers a detailed analysis of the applicable laws and procedures to inform potential legal and political actions that could be taken for the relief of victims in Ukraine.
Justice Initiative Welcomes ICC Arrest Warrant for Putin
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Now, the international community should do everything in its power to execute it, says the Open Society Justice Initiative.