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Russia’s brutal and illegal invasion of Ukraine has opened up a series of legal issues dating back to the Nuremberg trials after World War II. Ukraine’s quest to hold Russia accountable for its crimes will change transitional justice and international law as we have known it since 1945. The Kennan Institute will devote significant attention to the changing face of international justice as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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October 4
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Holding Russia Accountable: Progress in Investigating and Prosecuting War Crimes in Ukraine
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October 4
at 3:00 – 4:00 ET
How Could Frozen Russian Assets be Used to Fund Ukraine’s Reconstruction?

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How Could Frozen Russian Assets be Used to Fund Ukraine’s Reconstruction?
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Holding Russia Accountable: Progress in Investigating and Prosecuting War Crimes in Ukraine
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Putin's Concept of International Law
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Israeli Military Experts on the Enabling Factors of Russian War Crimes in Ukraine
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Life under Russian Occupation: A Conversation with Katerina Sergatskova
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Lustrating Judges Is the Key to Post-Putin Transitional Justice

Russia's failure to pursue judicial reform following the collapse of the Soviet Union has resulted in a system where "court decisions have nothing to do with the law, and motivation behind them is highly questionable." Igor Slabykh explores the potential role of judicial lustration as a step forward.

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Cracks in the BRICS as Putin’s Legal Exposure Grows

How will Putin and other Russian leaders be brought to justice for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine? Kennan Institute Director William Pomeranz outlines the legal processes already in motion to hold Putin accountable for his actions.

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Russian Constitution under a magnifying glass
Blog post
Governance
The Russian Idea Revisited
William E. Pomeranz
By William E. Pomeranz on June 6, 2023
Sign that reads: "Putin the Hague Awaits you!"
Blog post
Governance
Russia Exits Europe
William E. Pomeranz
By William E. Pomeranz on May 3, 2023
Woman holding sign with "Stop Ecocide Ukraine" written on it
Blog post
Environment
Holding Russia Accountable for the Crime of Ecocide in Ukraine
Armenak Ohanesian
By Armenak Ohanesian on April 11, 2023
Image: Putin Address to the Federal Assembly
Event
Rule of Law
Putin's Concept of International Law
On Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 1:00 – 2:00 ET
Painting of Catherine the Great's royal procession on a beach in Feodosia, Crimea
Blog post
Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
Putin’s Annexation Miscalculation
William E. Pomeranz
By William E. Pomeranz on February 6, 2023
Photo of Putin with his hand on the side of his face
Blog post
Democracy
A 2020 Amendment to the Russian Constitution Is Another Sign Putin’s Invasion Isn’t Going as Planned.
Ambassador Mark Green
By Ambassador Mark A. Green on February 14, 2023
Event panelists from left to right: Jill Dougherty, Amb. John Sullivan, Olena Lennon, and William Pomeranz
Event
Rule of Law
Causes and Consequences of Russia’s Year of War in Ukraine
On Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 12:00 – 1:30 ET
A monument to former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev
Blog post
Rule of Law
Eurasian Succession Trends: The View from Moscow
Victoria Clement
By Victoria Clement on March 11, 2022