Summary Executions in Eastern Ukraine: Crime and Punishment

... constantly publishing information on the misconduct (e.g., use of cluster munitions ) of the Ukrainian armed forces as well. First, international humanitarian law does not prohibit all killings – combatants can be ‘lawfully’ killed, unless ... ... Court, which territorial jurisdiction would definitely cover the violations in Eastern Ukraine as well. The ICC Statute includes war crimes of killing persons protected in armed conflict (such as detainees) [10] as well as crimes involving command responsibility ...