Justice for Ukraine

This webpage was created by Penn State Dickinson Law Professor Dermot Groome to support the work of prosecutors and human rights investigators working in Ukraine as they gather and preserve evidence of international crimes. Use the links below to access these resources.

This website is not for submitting evidence or submitting information about crimes. To do that please contact the following:

          ICC Prosecutor Portal — https://otppathway.icc-cpi.int/index.html
          Prosecutor General of Ukraine
          Phone: + (096) 755-02-04
          Email: conflict2022.ua@gmail.com

This website is not an endorsement of volunteers. None of this information is intended to advocate that people go to Ukraine to volunteer. The information is provided for the sole purpose of informing the public about international humanitarian law related to the protection of civilians and civilian objects during armed conflict and the obligations under international law that those who chose to enter an area of armed conflict have.

Obligations of Combatants under International Law
This training can be viewed by volunteers traveling to Ukraine to fight in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It gives an overview of their obligations under International Humanitarian Law.
    Module 10 (English)     |     Module 10 (Ukrainian)
 

Module 1: Introduction to International Crimes
This training provides an introduction to the structure of international crimes.
     Module 1     |     Module 1 (Ukrainian)
 

Module 2: Crimes against Humanity
This training provides an overview of crimes against humanity.
     Module 2
 

Module 3: War Crimes
This training provides an overview of war crimes.
     Module 3
 

Module 4: Underlying Crimes
This training provides an overview of the underlying crimes that constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes.
     Forthcoming
 

Module 5A: Investigating Senior Military and Political Leaders (Pt 1)
This training provides an overview of identifying evidence relevant to the criminal culpability of senior military and political leaders. This part focuses on establishing knowledge and intent.
     Module 5A (English)     |     Module 5A (Ukrainian)
 

Module 5B: Investigating Senior Military and Political Leaders (Pt 2)
This training provides an overview of identifying evidence relevant to the criminal culpability of senior military and political leaders. This part focuses on linking senior leaders to the underlying crimes.
     Module 5B (English)     |     Module 5B (Ukrainian)
 

Module 6: Individual Criminal Liability
This training provides an overview of the principles of law used to assess the individual criminal liability of perpetrators including senior leaders.
     Forthcoming
 

Module 7: Command or Superior Responsibility
This training provides an overview of the principles of law used to assess the individual criminal liability of perpetrators including senior leaders.
     Forthcoming

Module 8: Documenting Shelling Incidents 
This training provides a practical guide that local police and prosecutors can use to preserve evidence about shelling incidents for court. Two investigators from Sarajevo that helped document shelling incidents are contributing to this training.
     Module 8 (English) Forthcoming     |     Module 8 (Ukrainian) Forthcoming
 

Groome, Handbook of Human Rights Investigation
Prof. Groome’s acclaimed book on the investigating and documenting serious violations of human rights.
     Book

English Translations of Ukraine Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Law 
     Ukraine Criminal Code (with amendments through 2010)
     Ukraine Criminal Procedure Law (with amendments through 2018)