Two war crimes cases to be opened over abduction of Ukrainian children and targeting of civilian infrastructure
and the targeting of Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, according to reports on Monday.
, which is not a member of the ICC, is highly unlikely to hand them over to the court, based in The Hague.into possible war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Ukraine. Over the past 12 months, he has made three trips to Ukraine and visited sites of alleged war crimes. “The ICC prosecutor might be working towards making the case that the abduction of children is a case of genocide. That would be a first and that might make this case stand out,” said Iva Vukusic, a war crimes expert and assistant professor of international history at the University of Utrecht. “If the ICC charges the abductions as genocide, it’s also unclear what the outcome and judgment in any future case would be. This is really untested territory.
has said Russian forces have also carried out “indiscriminate and disproportionate” bombing and shelling of urban areas, hospitals and schools.Khan’s decision to open an investigation
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