{"product_id":"9789462657625","title":"The Crime of Aggression and Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Crime of Aggression and Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJennifer Trahan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaw \/ International\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eRussia’s invasion of Ukraine is a crime of staggering magnitude committed against the state and the people of Ukraine. Arguing that the crime commenced with\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethe illegal annexation of Crimea, the book centers on the need to ensure individual criminal responsibility for the crime, as pioneered at Nuremberg.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eDescribing the historic development of the crime of aggression, from the early peace movements of the 1800s through the agreement on the current definition of\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethe crime, the book then details the crimes committed in Ukraine, all of which resulted from the original decision to use force. It then explains the elements of the crime of aggression and how they might potentially be proven.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eGiven that the International Criminal Court (ICC) cannot exercise its jurisdiction over the crime in the situation, the book next turns to the efforts to establish a special ad hoc tribunal. It traces the negotiations to create the tribunal and analyzes the tribunal statute agreed on by the Council of Europe and Ukraine. The volume concludes with a plea for the establishment of the tribunal, as well as broader jurisdiction over, and accountability for, the crime, so that it is not only selectively enforced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThe book is aimed at professionals working in law, history, and international affairs, as well as those interested in forming a crime of aggression tribunal for the situation of Ukraine and prosecuting the crime of aggression more broadly before the ICC. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eJennifer Trahan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e is Clinical Professor at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs in New York and Director of their Concentration in International Law \u0026amp; Human Rights. She is also Convenor of the Global Institute for the Prevention of Aggression.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eT.M.C. Asser Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eT.M.C. Asser Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789462657625\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e301\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"T.M.C. Asser Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45228885082252,"sku":"9789462657625","price":161.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789462657625.jpg?v=1781087990","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789462657625","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}