UEF Law School Briefings on Public International Law : Our Responses to the Russian Aggression against Ukraine and International Law

For registration to participate on-site, please fill out the following form by 13 November: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/EP/99EC8E43CEE67FD4

For registration to participate virtually, please fill out the form by 19 November: https://uef.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P7iPAXCGS861qQ0bDQDlTg

Date: Monday, 20 November 2023

Time: 9-10:30 am

Event type: Hybrid

Venue: Europa Hall, Malminkatu 16, Kamppi, Helsinki. (At the European Commission representation office in Voimatalo) and Zoom

Speakers:

Dr Tarja Långström, Deputy Director, Unit for Public International Law, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Dr Jacques Hartmann, Professor of International Law, University of Dundee

Description: 

The Russian use of force against Ukraine has been widely condemned as an act of aggression and as such as a blatant violation of the United Nations Charter. Article 2(4) of the Charter, which outlaws the use of force in international relations, is a foundational principle of the post war world order. It is thus not surprising that according to many commentators Ukraine is not only fighting for its existence, but also for the future of the rules based international order itself. Since the unlawful annexation of Crimea in 2014 Ukraine has seized every possible jurisdiction to hold Russia and its representatives to account. In addition, together with its allies – mainly western liberal democracies – Ukraine now seeks to create new accountability mechanisms where the existing ones are deemed insufficient for full accountability. These ‘gaps’ are the prosecution of the crime of aggression and the issue of reparations.  This talk will dwell on these efforts and their challenges from the perspective of international law.  

For registration to participate on-site, please fill out the following form by 13 November: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/EP/99EC8E43CEE67FD4

For registration to participate virtually, please fill out the form by 19 November: https://uef.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P7iPAXCGS861qQ0bDQDlTg