Iuliia Anosova

Project title

Legal Mobilization through Cooperation: Seeking Accountability for the International Crimes Committed in the Context of Russia`s War against Ukraine

Research question

How do the legal mobilization and cooperation of civil society actors across borders help to pursue justice for international crimes, particularly in the context of the Russian war against Ukraine?

Project description

The Russian war against Ukraine has mobilised a wide range of civic initiatives aimed at accountability for international crimes, from the documentation of violence and support for survivors to legal education and advocacy for criminal justice reform. Yet the transnational cooperation between civil society actors pursuing criminal justice remains surprisingly underexplored, particularly in the European context.

Iuliia Anosova examines the processes of legal mobilisation that emerge through cooperation among civil society actors situated in different states. More specifically, she analyses the forms and dynamics of collaboration between Ukrainian NGOs engaging with international and national criminal justice institutions, and national NGOs in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom that possess the initiative, resources, and presence to facilitate and sustain these legal efforts. The project aims to produce concrete recommendations for better tools and strategies to enable more effective engagement of national and grassroots organisations in international legal processes through cross-border cooperation.

Selected publications

• Anosova, Iuliia. “Battles on Different Fronts: The Role of the EU in Strengthening the Response of Ukraine to Gender-Based Violence, Including Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, since Russia’s Invasion.” European Papers, vol. 8, no. 3, 2023, pp. 1131–1142. https://doi.org/10.15166/2499-8249/707.
• Anosova, Iuliia, Karolina Aksamitowska, and Vasilka Sancin. “Positive Complementarity in Action: International Criminal Justice and the Ongoing Armed Conflict in Ukraine.” International Criminal Law Review, vol. 24, no. 5–6, 2024, pp. 657–679. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718123-bja10211.
• Anosova, Iuliia. “Доктрина Об’єднаної Злочинної Діяльності (Joint Criminal Enterprise) Як Складова Персональної Юрисдикції Міжнародного Карного Трибуналу Щодо Колишньої Югославії.” [“The Doctrine of the Joint Criminal Enterprise as a Part of the Personal Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia”]. Ukrainian Journal of International Law, no. 3, 2015, pp. 70–78. URL: http://www.jusintergentes.com.ua/images/2015/3/Anosova.pdf.
• Anosova, Iuliia. “The Genocide against the Russian Speaking Population of Donbass Region: Reality or Myth? (Legal Analysis).” Evropský Politický A Právní Diskurz. vol. 3, no. 3, 2016, pp. 18–26. URL: https://eppd13.cz/wp-content/uploads/2016/2016-3-3/04.pdf.
• Levchenko, Kateryna, Kateryna Pavlichenko and Volodymyr Cherney, eds. Scientific-Practical Commentary to the Law of Ukraine “On Preventing and Countering Domestic Violence”. Kyiv: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, National Academy of Internal Affairs, 2020. (authored Arts. 17, 20, 23, 34).
• Anosova, Yuliia, Amrita Kapur, Maryna Legenka and Kateryna Cherepakha. Response of the Justice System to Domestic and Gender-Based Violence: 2019. Monitoring report. Kyiv, 2020.