The Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group (ACA) supports the Ukrainian Office of the General Prosecutor in its challenging efforts to investigate and prosecute mass atrocity crimes in the context of the Russian aggression against Ukraine. Klaus Hoffmann, an expert member of this group will report about his work in Ukraine, the legal challenges of applying national criminal law as well as the practical problems of investigating and prosecuting war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and the crime of aggression during the ongoing war. He will also comment on the issue of “trials in absentia”.
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