On 14 February, the Centre for International Humanitarian and Operational Law in collaboration with the Centre for European Legal Studies on Macro-Crimes of the University of Ferrara hosted a hybrid workshop on pursuing accountability for international crimes in Ukraine. The workshop was organised primarily for the Czech and Italian armed forces who represented the majority of attendees. The workshop took place simultaneously in Olomouc and Ferrara via videoconference. The workshop focused on various aspects of international criminal justice, covered by Czech and Italian experts respectively.

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These aspects included State cooperation in the investigation of war crimes by the International Criminal Court, the establishment of a special tribunal for Ukraine, and the arrest warrant issued against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speakers included Prof. Alessandra Annoni (University of Ferrara); Prof. Mirko Sossai (Roma Tre University); Prof. Ondřej Svaček (Palacký University); Dr Milan Lipovský (Charles University Prague); Prof. Emanuele Cimiotta (La Sapienza University) and Mgr. Petra Benešova (Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic).