In May 2025, the Core Group of states finalized the technical work for treaties to establish the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. This tribunal, to be created through a treaty between the Council of Europe and Ukraine, will derive its jurisdiction from Ukraine. The choice of the Council of Europe as a partner in creating the tribunal has significant legal consequences in international treaty law as well as in international criminal law and beyond. In performing its functions and upholding international justice, the tribunal will confront complex legal challenges. This book explores those challenges in depth.
Pavel turma (DrSc.) is Full Professor of International Law at the Department of International Law of the Charles University Faculty of Law, Prague, and former member and president of the UN International Law Commission. He graduated from that university (in Law 1985, in Philosophy and Economics, 1992). He focuses on State Responsibility, Human Rights, and International Criminal Law. His most recent publications include i.a., International Sanctions and Human Rights (Springer, 2024).
Milan Lipovský (Ph.D.) is a lecturer and researcher at the Department of International Law of the Charles University Faculty of Law, Prague, Czech Republic. He graduated from the Charles University (2010 Mgr., 2015 Ph.D.) and focuses on International Criminal Law and Law of International Peace and Security. His most recent publications include e.g., Assessing the Legal Boundaries of Military Support to Ukraine from the Perspective of Use of Force, published in the Review of Central and East European Law (2025).