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Kyiv, 23 June 2025  — NGO “Tribunal” officially welcomes the completion of the legal preparatory work for the creation of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression committed by the Russian Federation against Ukraine. The expert coalition of participating states has approved the full package of founding documents — the agreement between Ukraine and the Council of Europe, the statute of the tribunal, and an extended partial agreement enabling further states to join. “Thi

The establishment of a Special Tribunal to prosecute Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine must remain an international priority, according to a new report by the human rights organization Justice and Accountability for Ukraine (JAFUA) published  on February 27. The report asserts that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine constitutes a crime of aggression under international law and that ensuring accountability is essential to prevent future violations. It warns tha

Negotiations regarding its creation are currently underway. [Photo: Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe (Vitaliy Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)] As reported by RBC-Ukraine correspondents, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset made this announcement during a press briefing in Kyiv. "We are also working on this [Special Tribunal - ed.]. We are involved in all the negotiations within the core group, and I hope that very soon we can achieve significan

The participants of the 12th meeting of the Coalition of States (Core Group) to establish a special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine in Riga agreed on the key parameters of the tribunal's work, in particular, its jurisdiction, and worked out a roadmap for its creation, the website of the President of Ukraine reported on Friday. “We have finally made significant progress this year. Ukraine's position is clear and unambiguous: we cannot and will not compromi

Research Briefing 27 August 2024 By Dr Patrick Butchard Two years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, states continue to discuss setting up a tribunal dedicated to prosecuting aggression against Ukraine. This briefing outlines how a Special Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression may be set up, and progress to date. Original language English Publisher House of Commons Number of pages 23 Publication status Published - 22 Feb 2024 READ HERE

To mark the second anniversary of the Special Tribunal's advocacy project, we launched a collaboration  with the Ukrainian scarf manufacturer Shpalta . The Justice for Ukraine scarf has become a prominent accessory for the project's ambassadors around the world. It is worn by lawyers and politicians, professors and journalists, diplomats and aristocrats, experts and activists - all those who are working to achieve justice for Ukraine and its people 🇺🇦. Background : To date,

On February 1, 2024, London hosted a high-profile conference on establishing a Special International Tribunal to hold Russia’s leadership accountable for the crime of aggression against Ukraine with high-level representation from the governments of Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. The event gathered many of the world’s top experts in the field of international tribunals, including lawyers, leading think tanks and academics.   Following the day-long event,

based on the materials of Ukrinform [Photo: Paris Peace Forum ] Oleksandra Matviychuk, a Nobel laureate who advocates for Ukraine in the world, believes that European politicians can do more for Ukraine, namely, make political decisions that will accelerate victory and help restore justice. “European politicians cannot influence American aid, but I explain that they can definitely influence what is in their area of control. In particular, I emphasized that defending the value