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The UBA, NYSBA and GAN, within the framework of the Memorandum of Cooperation, direct efforts to train lawyers, investigators and others about international criminal law
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Bar Association (the UBA), the Global Accountability Network (GAN), and the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) have joined forces to ensure that Ukrainian and international lawyers have the opportunity to implement joint measures to restore the rule of law.
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The UBA was honored with the IBA award for extraordinary leadership and commitment to the protection of human rights and the rule of law in Ukraine
On October 30, 2022, during the Opening Ceremony of the 2022 International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference in Miami, USA, the Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) was awarded a special IBA award “For extraordinary leadership and commitment to the protection of human rights and the rule of law in Ukraine”. Anna Ogrenchuk, the UBA President, received the award.
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ReOpen Ukraine in Miami: International Justice and Postwar Economic Transformation for Ukraine
On October 31, 2022, “ReOpen Ukraine” business breakfast was held in Miami under the patronage of the Embassy of Ukraine in the USA. The event was organized by the Ukrainian Bar Association (the UBA) together with the International Bar Association (the IBA).
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We have a dream: why the world needs a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, – the UBA Executive Director Inna Liniova
Article by: Inna Liniova, Executive Director of the Ukrainian Bar Association for Euromaidan Press
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We invite foreign law companies to support the Ukrainian Bar Association and participate in its activities
To enable the UBA to continue its activities, it was decided to open options for foreign law companies that expressed a desire to support the UBA – Grand International Partner and International Partner.
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What needs to be done to create a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine and to restore the rule of law – Ukrainian and International experts
On October 21, 2022, the webinar “Establishment of the Special Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine: an urgent measure for restoration of the rule of law” was held.
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Counsel: A day in the life of a Ukrainian lawyer, Partner of MORIS Law Firm Andriy Savchuk
Andriy Savchuk, attorney-at-law, Chairman of the Committee on Procedural Law of the Ukrainian Bar Association and Partner of MORIS Law Firm, told the Counsel – the official monthly magazine of the Bar Council of England & Wales about a day in his life during the war in Ukraine.
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The UBA urges for the immediate creation of a Special International Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine
The creation of the Special Tribunal is also a demand of the Ukrainian and international legal communities aimed at restoring the rule of law, human rights, and democratic governance in Ukraine.
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The UBA urges the international community to react to the gross violation of international law — annexation by the Russian Federation of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts
The Ukrainian Bar Association once again emphasizes that territorial integrity, sovereign equality of states, the right to self-determination of peoples, respect and protection of human rights are fundamental principles of international law, which prohibits and condemns aggression. The sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine were recognized by all countries of the world and are guaranteed by a number of international treaties.
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The Ukrainian Bar Association invites international lawyers to cooperate, – the UBA Executive Director Inna Liniova
Executive Director of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Inna Liniova, in her comments for the Law360 Pulse article, noted that the close cooperation of the Ukrainian and international legal communities makes it possible to collect evidence of the Russian Federation’s war crimes in Ukraine, support people affected by the war, and also advocate for the creation of a special tribunal for Russia.
