Document Type
Article
Disciplines
International Law
Abstract
Russia's conduct in Ukraine in 2014 is the subject of a number of applications that Ukraine in 2014 and 2015, and the Netherlands in 2020, lodged under the European Convention on Human Rights (the Convention) in the European Court of Human Rights (the Court or ECtHR).1 The applications lodged by Ukraine address conduct in two geographic areas of Ukraine: Ukraine's eastern area customarily referred to as the 'Donbas,' which is comprised of the oblasts (provinces) of Donetsk and Luhansk, and Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea, which is comprised of the Crimean Peninsula.2 In its applications, Ukraine alleges a range of heinous and unlawful acts, including abduction of children in eastern Ukraine,3 and other violations of human rights in Crimea and in eastern Ukraine.4 The Netherlands in its application alleges violations in Ukraine's eastern area, in particular the destruction of Malaysian Airlines flight MH 17 on July 17, 2014. The incident occurred near Snizhne, a small city in Donetsk province, and resulted in the deaths of the 298 persons aboard, all of whom were civilians and 196 of whom were nationals of the Netherlands.
Recommended Citation
Grant, Thomas D., "Sovereignty in Crimea and Donbas at the European Court of Human Rights" (2023). Connecticut Journal of International Law. 647.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/cjil/647
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