Special Tribunal as a new model of aggressor accountability

Special Tribunal as a new model of aggressor accountability
On 15 July 2025, many media outlets ran headlines announcing that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine had ratified an agreement to establish a so-called ‘Special Tribunal for Putin.’ Indeed, on 15 July 2025, Law of Ukraine No. 4518-IX was adopted, ratifying the Agreement between Ukraine and the Council of Europe on the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine, committed on 25 June 2025 in Strasbourg.
What is this Agreement and does it mean that the Russian leadership is unquestionably responsible for its illegal actions? We will discuss this and other issues in our article.
Read more in the article by EVERLEGAL lawyer for the Yurydychna Gazeta at the LINK.
Our experts:
- Yuliia Tantsiiura, Counsel
- Sofiia Sida, Junior Associate
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