The war crime allegations against Russia and Putin over the war in Ukraine are mounting.
War crimes have been historically hard to investigate, and often they're even more challenging to prosecute. But cases have delivered justice to victims worldwide, and experts say the evidence against Russia in Ukraine could amount to formal war crime charges in the near future.
The International Criminal Court, established by the Rome Statute, has jurisdiction over individuals charged with war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. Notably, Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. are notThe UN can set up a special inquiry commission to investigate war crimes and then hand over the cases to some kind of international war crimes tribunal. A group of concerned nations can also set up special tribunals following the example set in Nuremberg after World War II.
"You have to first establish that there was no military target nearby, and if there was, the force was disproportionately used, and then you have to prove that it was intentional," says Whiting, who previously served as an ICC prosecutor. Whiting notes that because more of these incidents are shared live or captured via phones, bringing cases forward becomes easier and faster.is usually determining who is responsible, Whiting says. This becomes especially hard when trying to hold high-profile leaders accountable, as they're often not at the scene of an alleged violation.Russia has been accused of intentionally targeting civilians andA building in Mariupol on March 20.
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