Lawfare in Ukraine: Weaponizing International Investment Law and the Law of Armed Conflict Against Russia’s Invasion

Authors

Eric Chang, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG Corps)

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Description

This paper explores Ukraine’s innovative use of international investment law to hold Russia financially liable for damages arising out of its 2014 invasion and occupation of Crimea, and how this use of “lawfare” strategy can be further leveraged considering Russia’s renewed military invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Publication Date

8-2022

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

Recommended Citation

Chang, Eric, "Lawfare in Ukraine: Weaponizing International Investment Law and the Law of Armed Conflict Against Russia’s Invasion" (2022). INSS Strategic Perspectives. 8.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/inss-strategic-perspectives/8