Accountability for the Crimes Against Civilians Committed During the Armed Conflict in Ukraine
Journal: Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia Iuridica
Year: 2024

The article explores the question of crimes committed against the civilian population during the war in Ukraine and the possible ways of bringing to justice those responsible. A full-scale aggression launched by Russia has caused death and widespread suffering of thousands of Ukrainian civilians and combatants. The article focuses on the events following 24th February, 2022, bearing in mind that the conflict had started much earlier – with the illegal annexation of Crimea and the beginning of fi