1. Domestic Criminal Law
Ukrainian Criminal Code
Article 437 Planning, Preparation and Waging of an Aggressive War
(1) Planning, preparation or waging of an aggressive war or armed conflict, or conspiring for any such purposes shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of seven to twelve years.
(2) Conducting an aggressive war or aggressive military operations shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of ten to fifteen years.
For an interpretation of the Ukrainian provision in English, see
Russian Criminal Code
Article 353 Planning, Preparation, Unleashing or Waging of Aggressive War
(1) Planning, preparation or unleashing of an aggressive war shall be punished by deprivation of freedom for a term of seven to fifteen years.
(2) Waging of aggressive war shall be punished by deprivation of freedom for
a term of ten to twenty years.
2. Reactions by the International Community
UN Security Council
Draft Resolution of 25 February 2022, vetoed by the Russian Federation
UN General Assembly
Resolution of 2 March 2022, adopted by majority vote
Resolution of 24 March 2022, adopted by majority vote
European Union
Statement by President of the European Commission von der Leyen of 27 February 2022
Overview of the measures taken by the European Union
Council of Europe
NATO
Statement of 24 March 2022 by NATO Heads of State and Government
3. Court Decisions
European Court of Human Rights
Ukraine v. Russia (X), Interim Measures of 1 March 2022
International Court of Justice
4. Other Reactions
Statement of the President of the International Law Association American Branch, 22 February 2022
Statement of the President of the American Society of International Law, 23 February 2022
Statement of the Global Institute for the Prevention of Aggression, 24 February 2022
Caveat: While GIPA posts this page as a way of sharing resources, this accumulation of resources should not be taken as any indication that GIPA does not believe all acts of aggression warrant similar scrutiny.