nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20220420-182358-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 220420s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20220420-182358-0 doi eng 342 23 Zontek, Witold Author aut Can Putin Be Tried in Poland? Zontek, Witold Verfassungsblog 2022-04-20 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The Polish Minister of Justice decided to initiate proceedings against Russia for its military attack on Ukraine and possible war crimes and crimes against humanity. This may come as a surprise, especially after the prosecutor at the ICC has already started to act in this matter. But the initiation of proceedings in Poland is mainly symbolic and won't conflict with international investigations. An EU Member State investigating specific individuals for their involvement in a war crime would be a powerful signal. At the same time, the scale and specificity of the crimes in question go beyond the possibilities of a single country and require extensive condemnation and the participation of the international community. CC BY-SA 4.0 International Criminal Court International Criminal Law Rome Statute Russian War against Ukraine War Crimes Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/can-putin-be-tried-in-poland/ raw object