Ukraine, war crimes, and Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been indicted for war crimes. This week, Inside Geneva podcast host Imogen Foulkes asks whether international law can really bring justice.
\u201cThe real crime of crimes in this story is the decision to go to war. Every other crime \u2013 the deportation of children, the crimes against humanity, the war crimes \u2013 is a consequence of the decision to go to war,\u201d says Philippe Sands, lawyer and author of East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity (2016).
Will we ever see Russia\u2019s leader in court?
\u201cPeople are very impatient to say: \u2018Why hasn\u2019t Putin been put in jail? How can this war continue?\u2019 It will take time, hopefully something will happen, but we all have our doubts,\u201d says analyst Daniel Warner.
What does the focus on Ukraine mean for accountability in countries such as Ethiopia or Myanmar, where war crimes are alleged too?
\u201cThe response to Russia\u2019s aggression against the people of Ukraine stands out: in investigation of human rights violations, the delivery of justice and accountability. It could serve as a model, and it could help the world imagine a new international order,\u201d says Agn\xe8s Callamard, secretary general of Amnesty International.
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