{"id":13583,"date":"2024-09-11T15:48:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T13:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/?p=13583"},"modified":"2024-09-11T15:48:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T13:48:36","slug":"investigation-of-international-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/monitoring\/investigation-of-international-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigation of international crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Draft bill <\/b><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/itd.rada.gov.ua\/billInfo\/Bills\/Card\/44790\"><b>#11539<\/b><\/a><b> of September 2, 2024<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cosponsors:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> a group of 53 MPs from the factions Servant of the People, Holos, and Batkivshchyna, the Trust group, and independents with Oleksandr Bakumov as the first signatory<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Who is affected:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> courts, law enforcement agencies, and human rights organizations<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Status:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> sent for review to the Law Enforcement Committee<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Summary: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the bill proposes changes to the criminal legislation that will:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">systematize provisions regarding international crimes in the Criminal Code of Ukraine<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">standardize procedural provisions regarding the investigation of international crimes in the Code of Criminal Procedure of Ukraine.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is right: <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">if the draft bill on criminal liability for international crimes is adopted, it will be necessary to harmonize the legislation. The draft bill introduces the required changes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is wrong:<\/span><\/b> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">the Code of Criminal Procedure does not take into account the specifics of the trial and investigation required to conduct them efficiently. For example, regulations on how to gather evidence, conduct examinations, and organize international cooperation within the framework of collaboration with international organizations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alternative solution:<\/span><\/b> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">to introduce special provisions that define the specifics of cooperation with foreign law enforcement agencies within the framework of implementing the Rome Statute. Consider international standards in criminal law and procedure and conduct broad consultations with experts in this field.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How to help the legislator:<\/span><\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/centreua.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Zvernennya_gromadyan_z_propozytsiyamy_do_publichnyh_instytutsiy-.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">proposals<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> concerning the draft bill can be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/komzakonpr.rada.gov.ua\/feedback\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">sent<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to the Law Enforcement Committee of the Verkhovna Rada.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Additional information:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TPp2163JjQM\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ok, So What?<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> podcast, ep.\u202f169<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Russians will end up in the International Tribunal<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Draft bill #11539 of September 2, 2024\u00a0 Cosponsors: a group of 53 MPs from the factions Servant of the People, Holos, and Batkivshchyna, the Trust group, and independents with Oleksandr Bakumov as the first signatory\u00a0 Who is affected: courts, law enforcement agencies, and human rights organizations\u00a0 Status: sent for review to the Law Enforcement Committee\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":11665,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[259],"tags":[],"level":[],"area":[],"coauthors":[1039],"class_list":["post-13583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-monitoring"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13583"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13583"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13584,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13583\/revisions\/13584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13583"},{"taxonomy":"level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/level?post=13583"},{"taxonomy":"area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/area?post=13583"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/centreua.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=13583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}