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War Crimes: History, Basic Concepts, And Structures, Richard J. Wilson
War Crimes: History, Basic Concepts, And Structures, Richard J. Wilson
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On May 24, 20022, the Washington Post carried front-page news that a court in Ukraine had sentenced a 21-year-old Russian soldier, Vadim Shishimarin, to life imprisonment for the war crime of premeditated murder of a civilian, 62-year-old Oleksandr Shelipov. The session was the first war crimes trial in Ukraine since Russia's invasion three months earlier.