Ukraine v. Russian Federation (2022)

Not to be confused with Ukraine v. Russian Federation (2019) or International Criminal Court investigation in Ukraine.

Ukraine v. Russian Federation
CourtInternational Court of Justice
Full case name Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Started26 February 2022
Transcriptwww.icj-cij.org/public/files/case-related/182/182-20220307-ORA-01-00-BI.pdf
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Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation) is a case brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. It was submitted by Ukraine on 26 February 2022 against Russia following the latter's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which Russia sought to justify in part by claims that Ukraine was engaged in acts of genocide within the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts.[1] Ukraine said that these claims gave rise to a dispute under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, and based its application on the ICJ's jurisdiction to resolve disputes involving the convention.[2][3] On 16 March 2022, the court ruled that Russia must "immediately suspend the military operations" in Ukraine, while waiting for the final decision on the case.[4][5]

  1. ^ Hinton, Alexander (25 February 2022). "Putin's claims that Ukraine is committing genocide are baseless, but not unprecedented". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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  3. ^ "Application Instituting Proceedings" (PDF). International Court of Justice. 26 February 2022.
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