{"id":13789,"date":"2022-05-23T20:37:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T01:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.law.duq.edu\/juris\/?p=13789"},"modified":"2022-05-23T20:37:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T01:37:48","slug":"the-international-court-of-justice-rules-on-ukraine-russia-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.law.duq.edu\/juris\/2022\/05\/23\/the-international-court-of-justice-rules-on-ukraine-russia-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"The International Court of Justice Rules on Ukraine\/Russia Conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"<\/a>
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

By Chloe Clifford, Staff Writer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale military invasion into Ukraine.[1]<\/sup><\/a> The President of the Russian Federation stated that \u201chorror and genocide\u201d being suffered by Donbas communities by the Ukrainian government was the reason to \u201ctake a long overdue decision and to immediately recognize the independence and sovereignty of the Donetsk People\u2019s Republic and the Luhansk People\u2019s Republic.\u201d[2]<\/sup><\/a> Given their claim that Ukraine is committing acts of genocide, Russia believes that their military actions in Ukraine are justified under the Geneva Convention.[3]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine has decided to use the legal system in an attempt to stop Russia\u2019s invasion.[4]<\/sup><\/a> On February 26, 2022, Ukraine filed an Application Instituting Proceedings in the International Court of Justice.[5]<\/sup><\/a> In their filing, Ukraine emphatically denied all allegations of genocide, going so far as to cite a recent OHCHR (the UN Human Rights Investigative Office) report which found no evidence of human rights violations occurring in Ukraine.[6]<\/sup><\/a> Ukraine further described the harm suffered by Ukrainians as the result of Russia\u2019s invasion, accusing Russia of attempting to commit acts of genocide against Ukraine.[7]<\/sup><\/a> Ukraine urged the court to hold proceedings as the earliest possible opportunity and to issue rulings in favor of  Ukraine on the  six reliefs sought.[8]<\/sup><\/a> Ukraine\u2019s reliefs sought include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n