1、 Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union Policy Department for External Relations Author:Marika LERCH with contributions from Sara MATEOS DEL VALLE(trainee)PE 639.322 EN BRIEFING 08 April 2022 Russias war on Ukraine in international law and human rights bodies:Bringing institutions ba
2、ck in KEY FINDINGS.1 UN Human Rights Council:Human rights diplomacy and independent evidence collection.2 OSCE Moscow Mechanism.3 International Criminal Court:Preparing for individual accountability.4 Other avenues for accountability:National jurisdictions and special tribunals.6 Court of Human Righ
3、ts:A last resort until September 2022.7 EU position and support.8 Annex:International crimes.10 KEY FINDINGS In the midst of war,human rights and international law institutions have responded with unprecedented speed to the unfolding crisis,not least due to the strong engagement of the Ukraine gover
4、nment in multilateral fora.While these institutions can deliver little immediate relief for Ukraine citizens,the initiatives have important political functions:they show the political and legal alternatives to the logic of war chosen by the Russian government;they contribute to formalising internati