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Holding Russia Accountable for War Crimes in the Ukrainian War

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The Ved Nanda Center for International and Comparative Law

Cox Price International Human Rights Law Lecture

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shocked the conscience of humanity. The country has literally become a nation-wide crime scene. Worldwide, cries for accountability are deafening. But are Vladimir Putin and other Russian leaders beyond the reach of international criminal law? In the Cox-Price Human Rights Lecture, Dean Michael Scharf will discuss the options and obstacles to bringing Russian leaders to justice for the crime of aggression and war crimes in Ukraine.

Online and In Person | October 9, 2022

Michael Scharf is co-Dean and Joseph C. Hostetler -- BakerHostetler Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He was recently elected President of the American Branch of the International Law Association.

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