LEGAL RESPONSES TO THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

THE VED NANDA CENTER  INVITES YOU

to join us for a timely discussion on how the international legal community has responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The talk will explore the proposed EU ad hoc Court of Aggression, designed to prosecute the crime of aggression; the International Criminal Court’s indictment of Vladimir Putin, albeit for a narrowly framed offense; international initiatives to document Russian war crimes; and efforts to build the capacity of Ukrainian prosecutors to handle complex war crimes cases domestically.

The talk will be led by David Akerson, a Visiting Assistant Professor of the Practice at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Professor Akerson has over 25 years of experience in international criminal law, having served as a prosecuting trial attorney at the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda. More recently, he has advised the Ukrainian Office of the Prosecutor General on war crimes evidence management and accountability efforts.

The University of Denver Sturm College of Law is committed to providing facilities that are accessible to persons with and without disabilities. Please contact Anne Aguirre at anne.aguirre@du.edu for further information.