Written by a team of international lawyers from Europe Asia Africa and the Caribbean this
book analyses some of the most significant aspects of the ongoing armed conflictbetween the
Russian Federation and Ukraine.As challenging as this conflict is for the international legal
order it also offers lessonsto be learned by the States concerned and by other States alike.
The book analysesthe application of international law in this conflict and suggests ways for
this law'sprogressive development.It will be useful to practitioners of international law
working at national Ministriesof Defence Justice and Foreign Affairs as well as in
Parliaments to lawyers ofinternational organizations and to national and international judges
dealing withmatters of public international law international humanitarian law and criminal
law.It will also be of interest to scholars and students of international law and to
historiansof international relations.Sergey Sayapin is Assistant Professor in International and
Criminal Law at the Schoolof Law of the KIMEP University in Almaty Kazakhstan.Evhen Tsybulenko
is Professor of Law at the Department of Law of the Tallinn Universityof Technology in Tallinn
Estonia.
