Dr S.V. (Sergey) Vasiliev
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
- Postbus 15557
1001 NB Amsterdam
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Profile
Sergey Vasiliev is an Associate Professor at the Department of Criminal Law. He is also directing the Amsterdam Center for Criminal Justice.
Prior to joining the Amsterdam Law School in February 2019, he worked as an Assistant Professor of Public International Law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Leiden University (2016-2019) and a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in international criminal law and procedure at the Faculty of Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2012-15). He holds a PhD degree from the University of Amsterdam (2014) and LL.M from Maastricht University (2005).
Expertise and research interests
- international, transnational and comparative criminal law
- institutional aspects and governance of international (criminal) courts and tribunals
- international adjudication and procedural law
- legal theory and methodology
Past research:
- International criminal justice and (legal) pluralism (NWO Vidi)
- International criminal trials: Nature and organisation (NWO Vidi)
- General rules and principles of international criminal procedure (NWO Vidi/HiiL)
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Ancillary activities
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Main publications
Books
R. Cryer, D. Robinson and S. Vasiliev, An Introduction to International Criminal Law and Procedure, 4th edn (Cambridge University Press, 2019)
E. van Sliedregt and S. Vasiliev (eds), Pluralism in International Criminal Law (Oxford University Press, 2014)
G. Sluiter, H. Friman, S. Linton, S. Vasiliev & S. Zappalà (eds), International Criminal Procedure: Principles and Rules (Oxford University Press, 2013)
G. Sluiter and S. Vasiliev (eds), International Criminal Procedure: Towards a Coherent Body of Law (Cameron May - CMP Publishing, 2009)
Chapters
S. Vasiliev, ‘Article 68(3) and the Personal Interests of Victims’, in C. Stahn and G. Sluiter (eds), The Emerging Practice of the International Criminal Court (Martinus Nijhoff, 2009) 635-690
S. Vasiliev, ‘General Principles and Rules of International Criminal Procedure: Definition, Legal Nature and Identification’, in G. Sluiter and S. Vasiliev (eds), International Criminal Procedure: Towards a Coherent Body of Law (Cameron May, 2009) 19-89
F.H. Baudet, S.A.M. Huiberts-Van Dijk, G. Sluiter and S. Vasiliev, 'The Former Yugoslavia', in M. Cherif Bassiouni (ed.), The Pursuit of International Criminal Justice: A World Study on Conflicts, Victimization, and Post-Conflict Justice, Vol. 2 (Antwerp, Oxford, Portland: Intersentia, 2010) 879-956
S. Vasiliev, ‘Trial’, in L. Reydams, C. Ryngaert and J. Wouters (eds), International Prosecutors (Oxford University Press, 2012) 700-796
G. Acquaviva, N. Combs, M. Heikkilä, Y. McDermott, S. Linton, S. Vasiliev, ‘Trial Process’, in H. Friman, S. Linton, G. Sluiter, S. Vasiliev and S. Zappalà (eds), International Criminal Procedure: Principles and Rules (Oxford University Press, 2013) 489-938
S. Vasiliev, ‘Pluralism: A New Framework for International Criminal Justice’, in E. van Sliedregt and S. Vasiliev (eds), Pluralism in International Criminal Law (Oxford University Press, 2014)
S. Vasiliev, ‘Procedural Fairness in the International Criminal Court’ in A. Sarvarian et al. (eds), Procedural Fairness in International Courts and Tribunals (London: BIICL, 2015) 361-379
S. Vasiliev, ‘Victim Participation Revisited: What the ICC Is Learning About Itself’, in C. Stahn (ed.), The Law and Practice of the International Criminal Court (Oxford University Press, 2015) 1133-1201
S. Vasiliev, ‘The Trial Process at the ECCC: The Rise and Fall of the Inquisitorial Paradigm in International Criminal Law’, in S. Meisenberg and I. Stegmiller (eds), The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia: Assessing Their Contribution to International Criminal Law (The Hague: TMC Asser Press, 2016) 387-431
C. Tarfusser and S. Vasiliev, ‘Artigo 56: Oportunidade Única de Investigar’, in S.H. Steiner and L. Nemer Caldeira Brant (eds), O Tribunal Penal Internacional: Comentários ao Estatuto de Roma (Belo Horizonte: Editora Del Rey, 2016) 803-816
C. Tarfusser and S. Vasiliev, ‘Artigo 59: Procedimento de Prisão no Estado Requerido’, in S.H. Steiner and L. Nemer Caldeira Brant (eds), O Tribunal Penal Internacional: Comentários ao Estatuto de Roma (Belo Horizonte: Editora Del Rey, 2016) 841-856
S. Vasiliev, ‘The Making of International Criminal Law’, in C. Brölmann and Y. Radi (eds), Research Handbook on the Theory and Practice of International Lawmaking (Cheltenham: Edgar Elgar, 2016) 354-394
S. Vasiliev, ‘Article 74. Requirements for the Decision’ in M. Klamberg (ed.), Commentary on the Law of the International Criminal Court (Oslo: Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher, 2017) 554-570
S. Vasiliev, ‘Between International Criminal Justice and Injustice: Theorising Legitimacy’, in N. Hayashi and C. Bailliet (eds), The Legitimacy of International Criminal Tribunals (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017) 66-91
S. Vasiliev, ‘Cross-Fertilisation Under the Looking Glass: Transjudicial Grammar and the Reception of Strasbourg Jurisprudence by International Criminal Tribunals’ in T. Mariniello and P. Lobba (eds), Judicial Dialogue on Human Rights: The Practice of International Criminal Tribunals (Brill, 2017) 13-39
S. Vasiliev, ‘Punishment Rationales in International Criminal Jurisprudence: Two Readings of a Non-question’ in F. Jeßberger and J. Geneuss (eds), Why Punish Perpetrators of International Crimes? (Cambridge University Press, 2019)
Articles
S. Vasiliev, ‘Proofing the Ban on “Witness Proofing”: Did the ICC Get it Right?’, (2009) 20(2-3) Criminal Law Forum 193-261
S. Vasiliev and A. Ogorodova, ‘Implementation of the Rome Statute in Russia’, Finnish Yearbook of International Law, Vol. XVI, 2005, pp. 197-233
S. Vasiliev, ‘From Liberal Extremity to Safe Mainstream? Comparative Controversies of Witness Preparation in the United States’, (2011) 9(2) International Commentary on
EvidenceS. Vasiliev, ‘Usages and Limitations of Comparative Law and the Methodology of International Criminal Procedure’, (2014) 2(1) Revista Eletrônica de Direito Penal 165-196
S. Vasiliev, ‘International Criminal Tribunals in the Shadow of Strasbourg and Politics of Cross-Fertilization’ (2015) 84(3) Nordic Journal of International Law 371-403
S. Vasiliev, 'On Trajectories and Destinations of International Criminal Law Scholarship' (2015) 28(4) Leiden Journal of International Law 701-716
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Publications
- refereed (13)
- academic (4)
- professional (10)
- popular scientific (3)
- recognitions (29)
- doctoral thesis (1)
2022
Vasiliev, S. (2022). Watershed Moment or Same Old? Ukraine and the Future of International Criminal Justice. Journal of International Criminal Justice, 20(4), 893-909. https://doi.org/10.1093/jicj/mqac044 [details]
2020
- Vasiliev, S. (2020). ECCC Appeals: Appraising the Supreme Court Chamber’s Interventions. Journal of International Criminal Justice, 18(3), 723–745. https://doi.org/10.1093/jicj/mqaa031 [details]
- Vasiliev, S. (2020). Punishment Rationales in International Criminal Jurisprudence: Two Readings of a Non-Question. In F. Jessberger, & J. Geneuss (Eds.), Why Punish Perpetrators of Mass Atrocities? : Purposes of Punishment in International Criminal Law (pp. 45-80). (ASIL Studies in International Legal Theory). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108566360.006 [details]
- Vasiliev, S. (2020). The Crises and Critiques of International Criminal Justice. In K. J. Heller, F. Mégret, S. M. H. Nouwen, J. D. Ohlin, & D. Robinson (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of International Criminal Law (pp. 626-651). (Oxford handbooks). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/law/9780198825203.003.0028 [details]
- Vasiliev, S. V. (2020). Judicial Governance Entities as Power-Holders in International Criminal Justice: A Plea for a Socio-Legal Enquiry. In Power in International Criminal Justice (pp. 483-567). Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher. https://www.toaep.org/ps-pdf/28-power?fbclid=IwAR1YiqTKk9ArwL8fH9NwGkTDsKr6-JUUdZMad8ZcZxwx-t5LGbRDgkEev9A
2019
- Cryer, R., Robinson, D., & Vasiliev, S. (2019). An Introduction into International Criminal Law and Procedure. (4th ed.) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108680455 [details]
2013
- Sluiter, G., Friman, H., Linton, S., Vasiliev, S., & Zappalà, S. (2013). Editors' preface. In G. Sluiter, H. Friman, S. Linton, S. Vasiliev, & S. Zappalà (Eds.), International criminal procedure: principles and rules (pp. xiii-xvi). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [details]
- Sluiter, G., Friman, H., Linton, S., Vasiliev, S., & Zappalà, S. (2013). Introduction. In G. Sluiter, H. Friman, S. Linton, S. Vasiliev, & S. Zappalà (Eds.), International criminal procedure: principles and rules (pp. 1-37). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [details]
2011
- Vasiliev, S. V. (2011). From liberal extremity to safe mainstream? The comparative controversies of witness preparation in the United States. International Commentary on Evidence, 9(2), 5. https://doi.org/10.2202/1554-4567.1126 [details]
2010
- Baudet, F. H., Huiberts-Van Dijk, S. A. M., Sluiter, G., & Vasiliev, S. V. (2010). The former Yugoslavia. In M. C. Bassiouni (Ed.), The pursuit of international criminal justice: a world study on conflicts, victimization and post-conflict justice. - Vol. 2 (pp. 879-956). Antwerp-Oxford-Portland: Intersentia. [details]
2009
- Vasiliev, S. (2009). General rules and principles of international criminal procedure: definition, legal nature, and identification. In G. Sluiter, & S. Vasiliev (Eds.), International criminal procedure: towards a coherent body of the law (pp. 19-91). London: Cameron May. [details]
- Vasiliev, S. (2009). Proofing the ban on ‘witness proofing': did the ICC get it right? Criminal Law Forum, 20(2-3), 193-261. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10609-009-9096-y [details]
- Vasiliev, S. V. (2009). Article 68 (3) and the personal interests of victims in the emerging prctice of the ICC. In C. Stahn, & G. Sluiter (Eds.), The emerging practice of the International Criminal Court (pp. 635-690). (Legal aspects of international organization; No. 48). Leiden: Nijhoff. [details]
2022
- Vasiliev, S. V. (Author). (2022). Aggression against Ukraine: Avenues for Accountability for Core Crimes. Web publication/site, EJIL: Talk!. https://www.ejiltalk.org/aggression-against-ukraine-avenues-for-accountability-for-core-crimes/
2013
- Sluiter, G., Friman, H., Linton, S., Zappalà, S., & Vasiliev, S. (Eds.) (2013). International criminal procedure: principles and rules. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [details]
2009
- Sluiter, G. K., & Vasiliev, S. (Eds.) (2009). International criminal procedure: towards a coherent body of the law. [London]: Cameron May. [details]
2005
- Vasiliev, S. V., & Ogorodova, A. (2005). Implementation of the Rome Statute in Russia. Finnish Yearbook of International Law, 16, 197-233.
2020
- Vasiliev, S. V., Bakkum, E. A. M., & Easterday, J. (2020). Outcome Report and Recommendations: Improving the Operations of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor: Reappraisal of Structures, Norms, and Practices. https://acil.uva.nl/binaries/content/assets/subsites/amsterdam-center-for-international-law/various/osji-acil_improving-the-operations-of-the-icc-office-of-the-prosecutor---outcome-report_2020-04.pdf
2019
- Vasiliev, S. (Author). (2019). Not just another ‘crisis’: Could the blocking of the Afghanistan investigation spell the end of the ICC? (Part I). Web publication/site, EJIL: Talk!. Retrieved from https://www.ejiltalk.org/not-just-another-crisis-could-the-blocking-of-the-afghanistan-investigation-spell-the-end-of-the-icc-part-i/ [details]
- Vasiliev, S. (Author). (2019). Not just another ‘crisis’: Could the blocking of the Afghanistan investigation spell the end of the ICC? (Part II). Web publication/site, EJIL: Talk!. Retrieved from https://www.ejiltalk.org/not-just-another-crisis-could-the-blocking-of-the-afghanistan-investigation-spell-the-end-of-the-icc-part-ii/ [details]
2010
- Vasiliev, S. (2010). ICC (Decision on the practices of witness familiarisation and witness proofing: situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the case of the Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo: case no. ICC-01/04-01/06). Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals, 2010(23), 303-326. http://annotatedleadingcases.com/search.aspx?id=ALC_23_0313.pdf [details]
2009
- Vasiliev, S. (2009). District Court of Dili, SPSC (Criminal appeal no. 2004/29: case no. 6/2002). Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals, 2009(16), 849-923. http://annotatedleadingcases.com/files/pdf/ALC_16_0879.pdf [details]
- Vasiliev, S., & Sluiter, G. K. (2009). Editors' preface. In G. Sluiter, & S. Vasiliev (Eds.), International criminal procedure: towards a coherent body of the law (pp. 3-10). London: Cameron May. [details]
2008
- Vasiliev, S. (2008). ICTY (Case No. IT-02-59-PT: decision on Darko Mrđa's request for provisional release). Annotated Leading Cases of International Criminal Tribunals, 2008(14), 143-166. http://annotatedleadingcases.com/search.aspx?id=ALC_14_0158.pdf [details]
2007
- Sluiter, G. K., & Vasiliev, S. V. (2007). International Criminal Court (ICC) -- Human Rights News. Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, 25(02), 329-348. [details]
- Sluiter, G. K., & Vasiliev, S. V. (2007). International Criminal Court (ICC) -- Human Rights News. Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, 25(04), 703-722. [details]
2006
- Sluiter, G. K., & Vasiliev, S. V. (2006). V International Criminal Court (ICC). Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, 24/3, 513-528.
2022
- Vasiliev, S. V. (2022). The Reckoning for War Crimes in Ukraine Has Begun: What do the first convictions of Russian servicemen hold for the future? FP.
- Vasiliev, S. V. (Author). (2022). The Future of Justice for Ukraine Is Domestic. Web publication/site, JusticeInfo.net. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/89434-future-justice-for-ukraine-domestic.html
- Vasiliev, S. V., Buriak, S., & de Graaf, V. J. (2022). Solidariteit met Oekraiense students in Nederland moet verder gaan dan mooie woorden. Volkskrant.nl. https://www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opinie/opinie-solidariteit-met-oekraiense-studenten-in-nederland-moet-verder-gaan-dan-mooie-woorden~b7142b643/
Media appearance
- Vasiliev, S. (22-08-2022). Ukraine: What to Make of Russia’s Copycat Justice? [Web] JusticeInfo.net. Ukraine: What to Make of Russia’s Copycat Justice?. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/104553-ukraine-what-to-make-russia-copycat-justice.html
- Vasiliev, S. (03-08-2022). Het recht als wapen [Web] De Groene Amsterdammer. Het recht als wapen. https://www.groene.nl/artikel/het-recht-als-wapen
- Vasiliev, S. (25-07-2022). Selv om Ukraine lykkes med at retsforfølge enkelte soldater, har det store retsopgør lange udsigter [Web] Dagbladet Information. Selv om Ukraine lykkes med at retsforfølge enkelte soldater, har det store retsopgør lange udsigter. https://www.information.dk/udland/2022/07/ukraine-lykkes-retsforfoelge-enkelte-soldater-store-retsopgoer-lange-udsigter?kupon=eyJpYXQiOjE2NT…
- Vasiliev, S. (18-05-2022). Eerste zaak tegen Russische soldaat in Oekraïne is 'laaghangend fruit' [Web] RTL Nieuws. Eerste zaak tegen Russische soldaat in Oekraïne is 'laaghangend fruit'. https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/buitenland/artikel/5309298/rechtszaken-oekraine-russische-oorlogsmisdaden
- Vasiliev, S. (18-05-2022). ICC investigation into war crimes in Ukraine [Television] BBC World News. ICC investigation into war crimes in Ukraine.
- Vasiliev, S. (05-05-2022). Ukraine Begins War Crimes First Trial Against Russian Soldier [Radio] Radio the World. Ukraine Begins War Crimes First Trial Against Russian Soldier. https://theworld.org
- Vasiliev, S. (14-04-2022). Genocide bewijzen niet eenvoudig [Print] Reformatorisch dagblad. Genocide bewijzen niet eenvoudig. https://www.rd.nl/artikel/971842-genocide-bewijzen-niet-eenvoudig
- Vasiliev, S. (13-04-2022). What genocide means and what Joe Biden’s accusation mean for Russia [Web] The National News - UAE. What genocide means and what Joe Biden’s accusation mean for Russia. https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/2022/04/14/what-genocide-means-and-what-joe-bidens-accusation-mean-for-russia/
- Vasiliev, S. (11-04-2022). Mekanismerne bag krigsforbrydelserne i Ukraine er velkendte – og den brutale strategi kan give bagslag for russerne [Web] Information. Mekanismerne bag krigsforbrydelserne i Ukraine er velkendte – og den brutale strategi kan give bagslag for russerne. https://www.information.dk/udland/2022/04/mekanismerne-bag-krigsforbrydelserne-ukraine-velkendte-brutale-strategi-kan-give-bagslag-russerne
- Vasiliev, S. (06-04-2022). Dag for dag bliver det tydeligere, at Rusland med sin retræte fra Kyiv forbereder ny storoffensiv i øst [Print] Information. Dag for dag bliver det tydeligere, at Rusland med sin retræte fra Kyiv forbereder ny storoffensiv i øst. https://www.information.dk/udland/2022/04/dag-dag-tydeligere-rusland-retraete-kyiv-forbereder-ny-storoffensiv-oest?lst_frnt
- Vasiliev, S. (06-04-2022). L’impunité des puissants [Web] Le Quotidien. L’impunité des puissants. https://www.lequotidien.com/2022/04/06/limpunite-des-puissants-af2375d4a08937d9c46f2f675daf5057
- Vasiliev, S. (05-04-2022). In Boetsja liggen de lijken op straat, maar de kans dat de daders worden berecht lijkt ‘vrij klein’ [Print] Volkskrant. In Boetsja liggen de lijken op straat, maar de kans dat de daders worden berecht lijkt ‘vrij klein’. https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/in-boetsja-liggen-de-lijken-op-straat-maar-de-kans-dat-de-daders-worden-berecht-lijkt-vrij-klei…
- Vasiliev, S. (10-03-2022). Will Russia’s leaders be brought to justice for Ukraine war crimes? [Web] SwissInfo. Will Russia’s leaders be brought to justice for Ukraine war crimes?. https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/will-russia-s-leaders-be-brought-to-justice-for-ukraine-war-crimes--/47416668
- Vasiliev, S. (09-03-2022). Oorlogsmisdaad snel begaan, traag bestraft [Print] Noord-Hollands Blad. Oorlogsmisdaad snel begaan, traag bestraft. https://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20220308_43037967?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic
- Vasiliev, S. (07-03-2022). Guerre en Ukraine : Kiev plaide contre la Russie devant la Cour internationale de justice [Print] Le Monde. Guerre en Ukraine : Kiev plaide contre la Russie devant la Cour internationale de justice. https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2022/03/07/guerre-en-ukraine-kiev-plaide-contre-l-invasion-russe-devant-la-cour-internationale-…
- Vasiliev, S. (21-10-2021). AFGHANISTAN: A WAR OF POSITIONS AT THE ICC [Web] JusticeInfo.net. AFGHANISTAN: A WAR OF POSITIONS AT THE ICC. https://www.justiceinfo.net/en/83498-afghanistan-war-of-position-icc.html
- Vasiliev, S. (09-02-2021). Vijf vragen over het onderzoek naar mogelijke oorlogsmisdaden van Israël in de Palestijnse gebieden. ‘Dit is zuiver antisemitisme’ [Print] Trouw. A. van Ziel, 'Vijf vragen over het onderzoek naar mogelijke oorlogsmisdaden van Israël in de Palestijnse gebieden. ‘Dit is zuiver antisemitisme’, Trouw, 9 February 2021. https://www.trouw.nl/buitenland/vijf-vragen-over-het-onderzoek-naar-mogelijke-oorlogsmisdaden-van-israel-in-de-palestijnse-gebieden-dit-is-z…
Journal editor
- Vasiliev, S. (editor) (2013-2021). Leiden Journal of International Law (Journal).
Talk / presentation
- Vasiliev, S. (speaker) (14-11-2022). Strengthening Ukraine’s national efforts to investigate, prosecute, adjudicate and report on international crimes, TMC Asser Institute, The Hague.
- Vasiliev, S. (speaker) (17-5-2022). Ukraine and International Law Panel, The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy.
- Vasiliev, S. (invited speaker) (8-3-2022). The Russian invasion of Ukraine: International legal implications, The Russian invasion of Ukraine: International legal implications, The Hague. https://www.asser.nl/about-the-asser-institute/news/report-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-international-legal-implications/
- Vasiliev, S. (speaker) (8-3-2022). The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: International Legal Implications, T.M.C. Asser Institute. https://www.asser.nl/about-the-asser-institute/news/report-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-international-legal-implications/
- Vasiliev, S. (invited speaker) (5-2021). The Rome Statute at 40, T.M.C. Asser Instituut. https://hrij.amnesty.nl/content/uploads/2021/05/Report-Rome-Statute-at-40-final.pdf
- Vasiliev, S. V. (speaker) (27-4-2007). Introduction into the Project on the Trial Phase in International Criminal Proceeding, Ist meeting of the Working Group on International Criminal Law of the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Internationaal Recht, Amsterdam.
Others
- Vasiliev, S. (participant) (22-9-2022 - 24-9-2022). IX District Juridical Congress, Ordine Degli Avvocati Di Rovereto, Riva del Garda (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
- Vasiliev, S. (participant) (6-5-2022). Der Krieg in der Ukraine: Wo bleiben Menschen-rechte und Würde?, Bolzano (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
- Vasiliev, S. (participant) (4-3-2022). War in Ukraine: International Legal Issues, Amsterdam (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
- Vasiliev, S. (organiser) (25-3-2020 - 26-3-2020). “Improving the Operations of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor: Reappraisal of Structures, Norms, and Practices”, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- Vasiliev, S. (organiser) (20-9-2019 - 21-9-2019). Governance of International Courts and Tribunals, Leiden (organising a conference, workshop, ...). https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/2019/09/governance-of-international-courts-and-tribunals-ensuring-judicial-independence-and-acco…
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Vasiliev, S. (2022). Watershed Moment or Same Old? Ukraine and the Future of International Criminal Justice. Journal of International Criminal Justice, 20(4), 893-909.