nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/0dc09d2b4ad47a16 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 231103s2023||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/0dc09d2b4ad47a16 doi eng 342 23 Oidtmann, Raphael Author aut Fighting Impunity Through Intermediaries Oidtmann, Raphael Verfassungsblog 2023-11-03 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The 24th of February 2022 lastingly altered Europe’s security architecture. The European Union and its member states have continued to support Ukraine in a multitude of ways, including direct financial assistance, political support in relevant international fora, far-reaching sanctions against Russian citizens and businesses, and massive arms supplies. What has, however, remained ambiguous is within which (legal) framework the EU has provided different means of support towards Ukraine. In other words: what legal principle – that may also be derived from its treaty framework – determined and guided EU support towards Ukraine? This contribution argues that at least certain streams of EU assistance for Ukraine in countering the Russian Federation’s aggression – namely those aimed at ending impunity for international crimes – have been organized within a distinct rule of law context. CC BY-SA 4.0 european security policy ICC Rome Statute Rule of Law Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/fighting-impunity-through-intermediaries/ raw object