Prosecuting Putin's Aggression
Prosecuting the crime of aggression is the only effective way to target those who are most responsible for the horrors of war. Yet international law does not currently recognize this offense.
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Prosecuting the crime of aggression is the only effective way to target those who are most responsible for the horrors of war. Yet international law does not currently recognize this offense.
A looming trial could 'peel away the doubters in the camp around Putin' by offering them immunity, said Prof Philippe Sands
Philippe Sands is a writer, university professor and international lawyer. He has been involved in cases concerning the war in Yugoslavia, the Rwandan genocide, the abuses in Iraq and Guantanamo, the indictment of Pinochet.
PHILIPPE SANDS: Mr Putin's invasion of Ukraine, and the crimes being committed in his name, feel very personal to me. It is where many of my family once lived.