The lecture was delivered by Dr. Svitlana Andreichenko, Professor from the International Humanitarian University in Odesa (Ukraine) and Project Manager at the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy at the University of Graz. The presentation explored the legal foundations of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression, its jurisdictional challenges, and its interaction with the International Criminal Court.
Dr. Andreichenko explained why the crime of aggression remains the least enforceable of all core international crimes and how the proposed tribunal aims to close this gap. She examined questions of personal immunities of state leaders, enforcement of future judgments, and the legal and political feasibility of establishing a tribunal through the Council of Europe framework. The lecture highlighted how this mechanism could strengthen international justice and contribute to global efforts to respond to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
A video recording of the lecture will soon be available on the project website.
The Ukrainian Voices series is jointly organised by the University of Graz and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. It aims to support Ukrainian scholars, promote international cooperation, and protect academic freedom during wartime.