Case Explained: The New STCoA: The Good, the Bad, the Curious, and the Terrible – Legal Perspective
Case Explained:This article breaks down the legal background, charges, and implications of Case Explained: The New STCoA: The Good, the Bad, the Curious, and the Terrible - Legal Perspective On June…
Case Explained:This article breaks down the legal background, charges, and implications of Case Explained: The New STCoA: The Good, the Bad, the Curious, and the Terrible - Legal Perspective On June…
Case Explained: The New STCoA: The Good, the Bad, the Curious, and the Terrible – Legal Perspective
Case Explained:This article breaks down the legal background, charges, and implications of Case Explained: The New STCoA: The Good, the Bad, the Curious, and the Terrible - Legal Perspective On June 25, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE) and the President of Ukraine signed an agreement to create a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine…
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Case Explained: The New STCoA: The Good, the Bad, the Curious, and the Terrible – Legal Perspective
Case Explained:This article breaks down the legal background, charges, and implications of Case Explained: The New STCoA: The Good, the Bad, the Curious, and the Terrible - Legal Perspective On June…
Case Explained:This article breaks down the legal background, charges, and implications of Case Explained: The New STCoA: The Good, the Bad, the Curious, and the Terrible - Legal Perspective On June…
New @opiniojuris.bsky.social: my long analysis of the #STCoA Statute -- the good, the bad, the curious, and the terrible. Thoughts welcome! #Ukraine #Russia #Aggression opiniojuris.org/2025/07/11/t...
The New STCoA: The Good, the Bad, the Curious, and the Terrible
On June 25, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE) and the President of Ukraine signed an agreement to create a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine (STCoA). T…
opiniojuris.org
July 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
New @opiniojuris.bsky.social: my long analysis of the #STCoA Statute -- the good, the bad, the curious, and the terrible. Thoughts welcome! #Ukraine #Russia #Aggression opiniojuris.org/2025/07/11/t...
“There is hereby established the Special Tribunal to investigate, prosecute and try persons
who bear the greatest responsibility for the crime of #aggression against #Ukraine.” #STCoA
who bear the greatest responsibility for the crime of #aggression against #Ukraine.” #STCoA
The Council of Europe and Ukraine sign an Agreement on establishing a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
Its mission: prosecute senior leaders for the unlawful use of force against Ukraine, upholding international law & accountability.
Its mission: prosecute senior leaders for the unlawful use of force against Ukraine, upholding international law & accountability.
June 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“There is hereby established the Special Tribunal to investigate, prosecute and try persons
who bear the greatest responsibility for the crime of #aggression against #Ukraine.” #STCoA
who bear the greatest responsibility for the crime of #aggression against #Ukraine.” #STCoA
I am looking forward to the drumbeat of calls for the General Assembly to endorse the creation of a truly international Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Iran. #STCoA-I
June 13, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I am looking forward to the drumbeat of calls for the General Assembly to endorse the creation of a truly international Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Iran. #STCoA-I
#CoE Committee of Ministers backs #STCoA. “Member states have chosen to establish the Special Tribunal within the framework of the Council of Europe. Now it is up to them to follow through … . Funding for the Tribunal must also be secured.” #aggression against #Ukraine
Committee of Ministers backs Special Tribunal for Ukraine, sets strategic priorities, opens convention to protect lawyers, and adopts environmental treaty - Portal - www.coe.int
Committee of Ministers Luxembourg 14 may 2025
www.coe.int
May 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
#CoE Committee of Ministers backs #STCoA. “Member states have chosen to establish the Special Tribunal within the framework of the Council of Europe. Now it is up to them to follow through … . Funding for the Tribunal must also be secured.” #aggression against #Ukraine
We underline that once established, in accordance with its Statute, the #SpecialTribunal will conduct its proceedings in full respect of international law and human rights, with the aim of securing accountability for the crime of #aggression and strengthening the international legal order. #STCoA
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine - Lviv Statement of the Core Group on the Establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers Meeting on the conclusion of the work ofthe Core Group on the Establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
(“Lviv Statement...
mfa.gov.ua
May 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
We underline that once established, in accordance with its Statute, the #SpecialTribunal will conduct its proceedings in full respect of international law and human rights, with the aim of securing accountability for the crime of #aggression and strengthening the international legal order. #STCoA
Special Tribunal to prosecute the crime of #aggression committed against #Ukraine on track. Following endorsement by foreign ministers of the #coregroup, it will be established by treaties in the framework of the Council of Europe. #STCoA #CoE
May 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Special Tribunal to prosecute the crime of #aggression committed against #Ukraine on track. Following endorsement by foreign ministers of the #coregroup, it will be established by treaties in the framework of the Council of Europe. #STCoA #CoE
It's been widely reported that the statute will allow the STCoA Prosecutor to draw up an indictment of the troika but the Pre-Trial Chamber will not be able to act on the indictment, such as by confirming the charges.
May 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It's been widely reported that the statute will allow the STCoA Prosecutor to draw up an indictment of the troika but the Pre-Trial Chamber will not be able to act on the indictment, such as by confirming the charges.
As far as I know, the STCoA will not recognise functional immunity. If it did, there wouldn't be much of a tribunal...
May 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
As far as I know, the STCoA will not recognise functional immunity. If it did, there wouldn't be much of a tribunal...
(As an aside, I think it's wrong to say the G7 alone resisted permitting the STCoA to entirely disregard personal immunity. From what I know of the negotiations, the opposite is true: very few states in the negotiations thought deeming the tribunal "international" was a feasible option.)
April 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
(As an aside, I think it's wrong to say the G7 alone resisted permitting the STCoA to entirely disregard personal immunity. From what I know of the negotiations, the opposite is true: very few states in the negotiations thought deeming the tribunal "international" was a feasible option.)
That analysis presumes, of course, that the #STCoA cannot be considered an "international tribunal" for purposes of Arrest Warrant. But I think that's a safe assumption -- most of the states involved in creating it certainly seem to think it is will be internationalized, not international.
April 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
That analysis presumes, of course, that the #STCoA cannot be considered an "international tribunal" for purposes of Arrest Warrant. But I think that's a safe assumption -- most of the states involved in creating it certainly seem to think it is will be internationalized, not international.
That said, I imagine a Russian suspect would argue that publicly releasing an indictment would make it more likely states would issue arrest warrants sua sponte -- at least those with universal jurisdiction over aggression. That would bring the #STCoA approach closer to transgressing Arrest Warrant.
April 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
That said, I imagine a Russian suspect would argue that publicly releasing an indictment would make it more likely states would issue arrest warrants sua sponte -- at least those with universal jurisdiction over aggression. That would bring the #STCoA approach closer to transgressing Arrest Warrant.
It's interesting to speculate about whether the STCoA's approach to personal immunity would be consistent with the Arrest Warrant case. Drawing up an indictment is not the same as circulating an arrest warrant, so on its face the STCoA approach would seem to be consistent with the judgment.
April 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
It's interesting to speculate about whether the STCoA's approach to personal immunity would be consistent with the Arrest Warrant case. Drawing up an indictment is not the same as circulating an arrest warrant, so on its face the STCoA approach would seem to be consistent with the judgment.
If this is accurate, the #STCoA will take an unprecedented approach to personal immunity. The tribunal would not be able to confirm charges against a member of the troika, but the Prosecutor would be able to investigate and draw up an indictment.
A framework for a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against #Ukraine is now agreed, writes Mark Ellis
@ibanews.bsky.social
Up next: securing political approval.
He analyzes the state of play - and why a tribunal matters for #international justice.
www.justsecurity.org/110851/holdi...
@ibanews.bsky.social
Up next: securing political approval.
He analyzes the state of play - and why a tribunal matters for #international justice.
www.justsecurity.org/110851/holdi...
Holding Russian Leaders Accountable for the Crime of Aggression
The Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine cannot be treated as a bargaining chip in negotiations to end hostilities.
www.justsecurity.org
April 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
If this is accurate, the #STCoA will take an unprecedented approach to personal immunity. The tribunal would not be able to confirm charges against a member of the troika, but the Prosecutor would be able to investigate and draw up an indictment.
Perhaps the European officials are assuming Putin would no longer be in power if the #STCoA could try him in person -- in which case he would no longer have personal immunity. That's the only way to make legal sense of the supposed in absentia/in person distinction.
April 11, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Perhaps the European officials are assuming Putin would no longer be in power if the #STCoA could try him in person -- in which case he would no longer have personal immunity. That's the only way to make legal sense of the supposed in absentia/in person distinction.
This is an odd, and likely inaccurate, article. It suggests the #STCoA will recognise personal immunity for in absentia trials but not for in person ones. That makes no legal sense. Any trial would violate the troika's personal immunity, per the ICJ in Arrest Warrant.
Exclusive: President Putin won't be tried for war crimes in absentia
The special tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine is expected to be hosted in the Hague, the Netherlands. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
April 11, 2025 at 6:48 AM
This is an odd, and likely inaccurate, article. It suggests the #STCoA will recognise personal immunity for in absentia trials but not for in person ones. That makes no legal sense. Any trial would violate the troika's personal immunity, per the ICJ in Arrest Warrant.
As I've written ad nauseum, it was never going to be politically possible to create a truly international tribunal. If those who wanted one hadn't been so fervent, perhaps it wouldn't have taken more than three years to create a functioning STCoA.
April 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
As I've written ad nauseum, it was never going to be politically possible to create a truly international tribunal. If those who wanted one hadn't been so fervent, perhaps it wouldn't have taken more than three years to create a functioning STCoA.
Draft STCoA Statute is not public. Things to watch:
-CoA definition & modes of liability (leadership)
-Non-applicability of immunities
-Possibility of confirming charges and conducting trials in absentia
-Cooperation regime and duties on SPs
-Victim participation and reparations
-CoA definition & modes of liability (leadership)
-Non-applicability of immunities
-Possibility of confirming charges and conducting trials in absentia
-Cooperation regime and duties on SPs
-Victim participation and reparations
February 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Draft STCoA Statute is not public. Things to watch:
-CoA definition & modes of liability (leadership)
-Non-applicability of immunities
-Possibility of confirming charges and conducting trials in absentia
-Cooperation regime and duties on SPs
-Victim participation and reparations
-CoA definition & modes of liability (leadership)
-Non-applicability of immunities
-Possibility of confirming charges and conducting trials in absentia
-Cooperation regime and duties on SPs
-Victim participation and reparations
With contributions on #ICC #aggression review (C #Kress), #STCoA for #Ukraine (J #Trahan), #CaH treaty (@leilasadat1.bsky.social @akilarad.bsky.social @cahinitiative.bsky.social), #Palestine (@astridcoracini.bsky.social) with a foreword by Ch #Wenaweser (@liechtensteinun.bsky.social).
December 27, 2024 at 11:18 AM
With contributions on #ICC #aggression review (C #Kress), #STCoA for #Ukraine (J #Trahan), #CaH treaty (@leilasadat1.bsky.social @akilarad.bsky.social @cahinitiative.bsky.social), #Palestine (@astridcoracini.bsky.social) with a foreword by Ch #Wenaweser (@liechtensteinun.bsky.social).
Zelenskyy shows greater openness on the legal nature of the proposed STCoA: it is not about the name but the fair punishment of all those guilty of the crime of aggression; "this tribunal [must not] have a format that will not lead to any consequences." www.president.gov.ua/en/news/stij...
October 3, 2023 at 3:42 PM
Zelenskyy shows greater openness on the legal nature of the proposed STCoA: it is not about the name but the fair punishment of all those guilty of the crime of aggression; "this tribunal [must not] have a format that will not lead to any consequences." www.president.gov.ua/en/news/stij...