Tracking IHL Violations Through Arms Export in the Context of the Russian Aggression Against Ukraine
Journal: Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Iuridica
Year: 2024

The paper tracks challenges to litigating (direct and indirect) imports of military equipment to Russia and Russia’s subsequent international humanitarian law of armed conflicts (IHL) violations committed in indiscriminate attacks in Ukraine. It asks whether arms export control is capable of preventing or mitigating the results of indiscriminate attacks in Ukraine. It is assumed that IHL compliance can be complemented by preventing military equipment from being delivered to recipients when there