Accounting for ALL missing persons in Ukraine?

After the 2022 Russian invasion in Ukraine, many persons went missing. On both sides of the border, parents are searching for their children. Should Ukraine account for all of them? Why? How?

Esther van Eijk and Nadia Sonneveld • May 02, 2023

Safety First: Forced Mobilization and the Right to Seek Asylum

Everyone has the right to seek asylum. Human rights do not change based on race, religion, sex, or nationality. On the other hand, compulsory military service is not illegal and fleeing persecution for refusal to join armed forces should meet certain criteria.

Rytis Satkauskas • October 13, 2022

ICC investigations in Ukraine: How Digitally Derived Evidence can make a difference

Digitally Derived Evidence will likely make a great difference in the Office of the Prosecutor’s investigation in Ukraine. The Leiden Guidelines on DDE can help.

Sofia Aalto-Setälä and Maria F. Jaramillo Gomez • May 19, 2022 • 8 comments

Reception of people from Ukraine: Discrimination in international protection?

The granting of temporary protection to migrants from Ukraine, with better rights than for regular asylum seekers, has raised the question of whether this amounts to discrimination.

Peter Rodrigues and Christa Tobler • May 17, 2022

Between a rock and a hard place: Going back to the Minsk II system is not an option for an independent Ukraine.

The war in Ukraine is costing the lives of innocent civilians on a daily basis and a quick end to the war via negotiations or a peace deal would be a saving grace for the millions of Ukrainians.

Deniz Nikolay Dirisu • May 06, 2022

Turbulence in the air and space industry: EU sanctions against Russia

Airspace closures and export restrictions are reshaping relations between the EU and Russia. Consequences are not limited to the aerospace industry of each party: is there a new ‘iron curtain’ in the sky?

Mario Barbano • April 29, 2022

Satellites: Our eyes in the battlefield

Satellites help us see the Earth from space, when we cannot observe it otherwise. We should give them some credit.

Dimitra Stefoudi • April 06, 2022

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