National tribunals

The country administers justice itself

National courts are the pillars of justice within each country, responsible for applying laws and delivering fair judgments for offenses ranging from civil disputes to the most serious crimes. Their functioning reflects the diversity of legal systems around the world and plays a central role in protecting citizens' rights, maintaining public order, and promoting justice. Justice Info covers the prosecutions and trials conducted before these national courts when they pertain to crimes under international law.

More than 200 Ukrainians tried in the occupied territories

More than 200 Ukrainian servicemen have been sentenced in Russian trials since the start of the "special operation" on February 24, 2022, head of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin said in January. Justice Info calculates that in occupied Donetsk and Luhansk alone, courts have handed down 268 sentences, including 33 more in Donetsk yesterday. […]
By Maria Koroleva (our correspondent in Moscow, Russia)
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