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Situation of Lawyers in Occupied Crimea: Persecuted and Humiliated

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Situation of Lawyers in Occupied Crimea: Persecuted and Humiliated

This analytical report highlights the persecution, harassment, and systemic violations of the rights of Ukrainian lawyers working under Russian occupation in Crimea. Based on international standards, the document presents cases of repression, interference in legal practice, and instances of state-appointed lawyers collaborating with the occupying authorities.

Capacity of Ukraine’s Judicial System to Ensure Accountability for Grave International Crimes Committed in the Course of the Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine: A Perspective of Judges and Veterans, and the Demand for Justice by the Population of Ukraine

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Capacity of Ukraine’s Judicial System to Ensure Accountability for Grave International Crimes Committed in the Course of the Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine: A Perspective of Judges and Veterans, and the Demand for Justice by the Population of Ukraine

This report explores the capacity of Ukraine’s judicial system to deliver fair justice for international crimes committed during Russia’s armed aggression. It presents insights from judges, veterans, and Ukrainian society, and highlights both challenges and opportunities in building an effective accountability mechanism.

People involved in harassing and persecuting Ukrainian lawyers in the occupied Crimea, establishing illegal branches of the Russian bar, and promoting Russia’s unlawful colonisation of the peninsula with Russian citizens

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People involved in harassing and persecuting Ukrainian lawyers in the occupied Crimea, establishing illegal branches of the Russian bar, and promoting Russia’s unlawful colonisation of the peninsula with Russian citizens

This document contains information about individuals involved in the harassment and persecution of Ukrainian lawyers in occupied Crimea, as well as the creation of illegal Russian Bar associations there and the facilitation of the Russian Federation’s illegal policy of colonizing the peninsula with its own citizens.

In Absentia Procedure: the Concept of Amendments to National Legislation Ukraine

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In Absentia Procedure: the Concept of Amendments to National Legislation Ukraine

The document analyses the in absentia procedure in Ukraine, identifies problems in the legislation and proposes changes for its effective and fair application, especially in cases related to war crimes.

Principle of Complementarity: International Justice in Ukraine

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Principle of Complementarity: International Justice in Ukraine

This analytical report assesses the use of the complementarity principle and offers recommendations to strengthen justice at the national and international levels.

Trials in Absentia: Place in National Justice in Situation of an Armed Conflict

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Trials in Absentia: Place in National Justice in Situation of an Armed Conflict

This brochure discusses the use of in absentia proceedings within the national justice systems, particularly in the context of armed conflict, and focuses on the shortcomings in the Code of Criminal Procedure (CCP) of Ukraine.