International Law After the Ukraine War

Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine was a defining moment for international law and its ability to maintain international peace and security. This book highlights the principles, methods and systems in place to regulate peaceful relations between states, and the implications the war in Ukraine has had on their relevance in the changing geopolitical world.
Bringing together leading experts on international law, including key Ukrainian voices, the book explores the strengths and weaknesses in international law which have been exposed by Russia's invasion. The UN has stated that the war has catastrophic effects for international security and human rights. The book explores these statements, drawing on varied aspects of international law to determine lessons to be learned from the Ukraine conflict. It also explores how international law has had to adapt to tackle the challenges which have arisen. The book asks, has the conflict challenged the theory and fundamental values of international law? Have there been any new legal developments, prompted by the war, which could be applied to future conflicts? Through these timely questions, the book re-evaluates the changing landscape of international law.
The book will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of international law, the use of force, humanitarian law, criminal law, refugee law and human rights law.

Jennifer Giblin is Associate Head of the School of Law and Criminal Justice at Edge Hill University. Jennifer's general research interests lie in the fields of international peace and security, United Nations peacekeeping/peace operations and post-conflict situations. With a background in international law, Jennifer's research on peacekeeping is interdisciplinary, drawing on perspectives from law, peace and conflict studies and international relations. She is the lead liaison between Edge Hill University and Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, leading on Universities UK International (UUKi)-funded twinning projects, research collaborations and overseeing the implementation of a dual-degree master's programme.
Olena Chub, PhD in Law, is Associate Professor at the Constitutional Law Department, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine and Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Bristol Law School, the British Academy and Cara Researchers at Risk Fellowship awardee. In 2023, Olena was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in International Justice and Human Rights at the School of Law and Criminal Justice, Edge Hill University and has been jointly coordinating twinning projects between NLU and EHU. Olena's research on human rights protection at national and international levels focuses on socio-legal aspects of constitutional and international law.
Patrick Butchard is Senior Lecturer in Law at Edge Hill University and the Director of the International Justice and Human Rights Centre there. He is also the International Law Researcher at the House of Commons Library, UK Parliament, where he undertakes confidential research enquiries for Members of Parliament and publishes Commons Library Briefing Papers on topical issues relevant to Parliament's work. He is the research specialist for international law, treaties, and sanctions (including the UK's sanctions framework).
Oksana Senatorova, PhD, is a founder and Director of the non-governmental organisation Centre for International Humanitarian Law and Transitional Justice (CIHLTJ), Director of Research Centre for Transitional Justice (RCTJ), Associate Professor in the International Law Department at Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, and Associate Professor at NaUKMA. She has almost 20 years of experience as a lecturer of international law, IHL, ICL, Human Rights and Transitional Justice courses in Ukraine and abroad. In 2005 she defended her PhD titled Procedural Aspects of the Activities of International Criminal Courts.