All Ukraine crisis articles
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OpinionA special tribunal for aggression against Ukraine
New court would try senior political and military leaders accused of planning, preparing, initiating or executing the war of aggression that Russia and its allies launched in 2022.
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NewsIn depth: Ukraine - fears grow that justice could be traded away
During the first Ukraine Law Day, participants discussed how Russia can be made to pay for its war. But fears were also voiced that justice could be traded away as part of any peace deal.
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NewsIn depth: War of words - is inter-state justice in danger of becoming a dead letter?
Against a backdrop of Ukraine’s cases at the International Court of Justice, is inter-state justice a dusty irrelevance, or a key part of a long game to frustrate aggressors and win the peace?
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NewsSRA writes to 1,000 firms over financial sanctions risk
Solicitors thought to be targets for individuals trying to avoid UK sanctions regime.
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OpinionSanctions and the rule of law – a fine balancing act
Competing interests of foreign policy and the protection of individuals’ rights will be a hotly contested issue whilst private individuals remain subject to financial sanctions.
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NewsIBA 2023: Ukraine seeking watertight 'evidentiary base' for genocide charge
‘They want to dehumanise us’: conference also hears emotionally charged exchange between Ukraine’s chief prosecutor and the head of Israel’s bar on dealing with alleged perpetrators of atrocities.
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OpinionEven after Putin's warning, would Armenia gain by joining the ICC?
Russia’s threat of retaliation should Armenia join the international court puts Armenia in a bind. But membership may even lead to unexpected legal jeopardy for the Caucasian nation.
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FeatureRisky business
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine thrust sanctions compliance up the agenda of law firms of all sizes. Katharine Freeland reports.
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NewsFamily court praises parents who 'put aside conflicts' in face of Ukraine war
Judgment on application to have children returned published under court’s transparency initiative.
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FeatureDamning indictments
What does the evolution of international criminal law enforcement portend for the prosecution of alleged war crimes committed in Ukraine? Catherine Baksi reports
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NewsProminent Russian lawyer sanctioned by UK
Firm's co-founder 'part of an opaque financial network connected to Putin'.
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NewsUkraine-born solicitor offers pro bono help to war refugees
Lawyer practising in Manchester is fronting firm’s move into immigration law.
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OpinionCalling Putin to account for crime of aggression
A plan to create a new tribunal that would try Russian leaders on allegations of aggression gains traction within the international community.
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ProfileWorking in a war zone
The Ukrainian National Bar Association’s vice president talks to Catherine Baksi about running the legal profession on a war footing.
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FeatureAdvice in conflict
Ukraine’s lawyers enter 2023 under enormous personal and financial stress, but the profession is fighting hard to uphold the rule of law.
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NewsJob cuts and no parties - but Ukraine's legal services sector survives
Cost-cutting measures were key to survival for more than a third of Ukrainian law firms.
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FeatureSlowly does it
UK immigration policy puts the Home Office on a collision course with ‘global Britain’ and the government’s growth aspirations. Eduardo Reyes reports.