Accountability mechanisms for Ukraine were discussed in New York
On 28 October, Ukraine, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Council of Europe, the European Union, the International Bar Association and the International Renaissance Foundation held a side-event at United Nations Headquarters during International Law Week. Under the title “Victims in...
Ukraine Independence Day: Council of Europe advances justice and accountability, strengthens support for Ukraine
Ahead of Ukraine’s Independence Day on 24 August, Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has reaffirmed the organisation’s solidarity with – and continued support for Ukraine, one of its 46 member states. “Dear Ukrainians, 35 years ago, you restored your independence,” Alain Berset...
Special Tribunal for Ukraine: broad support for Council of Europe agreement
Thirty-six countries and the European Union* expressed their intention to join a new Enlarged Partial Agreement establishing the Steering Committee of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine. The announcement was made at the annual meeting of the foreign ministers of the...
Council of Europe pledges continued support for accountability, recovery, and democratic security in Ukraine
Supporting Ukraine in the peace process, advancing the Council of Europe’s accountability and compensation mechanisms, as well as the democratic and rule of law reforms, which are also necessary for Ukraine’s EU integration, as an investment in Ukraine’s democratic security, are the key vectors...
Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine: Council of Europe, European Union agree to set up advance team
The Council of Europe and the European Union have signed an agreement on the financing of an advance team to establish the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, within the framework of the Council of Europe. The aim of the joint project is to create a team to prepare the...
Ukraine and the Council of Europe sign Agreement on establishing a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, have signed an agreement on the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, including the Statute of the Special Tribunal. Yesterday, the Council of...
Special Tribunal for Ukraine: Secretary General welcomes completion of technical discussions
Commenting on the completion of the final meeting of the Core Group* on a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, Secretary General Alain Berset said: “I welcome the successful outcome of the Core Group’s meeting and the finalisation of the necessary technical legal...
Secretary General welcomes major step towards creating a Special Tribunal for Ukraine
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has welcomed a major step forward in Brussels today towards creating a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, within the framework of the Council of Europe. The 13th meeting of the international Core Group* of senior legal...