The Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russia) case was instituted on 27 February 2022, a mere three days after the unlawful invasion of Ukraine got underway. On the one-year anniversary of these events, it is worth reflecting on what role of the International Court of Justice can play while Ukraine and Russia remain engaged in active, tragic, warfare. The case concerns the justifications put forward for Russia’s purported ‘special military operation’ on the territory of Ukraine. President Putin’s television address in the hours before the invasion was launched alleged the perpetration of ‘genocide’ by the...
