Draft special court for Ukraine begins to circulate in UN
The first draft of guidelines on a possible special court to try war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine has begun to circulate in the corridors of Ukraine. United Nations The United States is opening up to the possibility of facilitating the establishment of a court at Kiev’s request, which should be operational by September of next year at the latest.
US Ambassador to International Criminal Justice, beth van schak, reminded that this week the UN General Assembly showed a good trend in making decisions in favor of Ukraine. “So far, all decisions have prevailed quite strongly and in favor of Ukraine,” he said at a conference in London.
The Ambassador did not rule out the possibility that the United States could declassify intelligence information to facilitate this possible court action; International Criminal Court (ICC), He said that although he does not have the authority to prosecute Russian President Vladimir Putin, he has already begun investigating Russia because his country has not signed the statute, which the court has submitted to its jurisdiction.