The Genocide Against the Russian Speaking Population of Donbass Region : Reality or Myth? : (Legal Analysis)

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2016
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Anosova, Yu.
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The article analyses allegations of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation concerning the genocide of the Russian‐speaking population in Donbass region. The jurisdictional basis of the allegations is discussed, as well as the possibility of Ukrainian high officials to apply immunities. The author also provides a detailed comparison of the provisions of the Russian legislation dealing with the crime of genocide with the corresponding provisions of the Genocide Convention. Based on the case law of the ad hoc international criminal tribunals and the International Court of Justice, the validity of the qualification of the situation in the Eastern Ukraine as genocide is concerned. Specifically, the article considers the issue of designation of a group as "national" and "Russian‐speaking", and analyses specific features of Ukrainian language legislation which might have led to respective allegations.
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genocide, universal jurisdiction, functional immunities, national groups, Russianspeaking population, article
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Anosova Yu. The Genocide Against the Russian Speaking Population of Donbass Region : Reality or Myth? : (Legal Analysis) / Anosova Yu. // European political and law discourse. - 2016. - Vol. 3, Issue 3. - P. 18-26.