in-absentia trials

Trying Russian leaders in absentia: What would be the pros and cons?

Even if, as some are advocating, an international tribunal were set up to try the Russian crime of aggression in Ukraine, it would probably not get President Vladimir Putin and his top aides in custody any time soon, or ever. This has raised the controversial possibility of holding in-absentia trials (in the absence of the […]
By Julia Crawford
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