Thread by @rgoodlaw

In @postopinions, professor @bechamilton and I discuss our Model Indictment of Putin for the Crime of #Aggression.

We also tackle critics concerns about selective justice, how this intersects with diplomatic efforts to end #RussianUkrainianWar + more.

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…

2. "The crime of aggression entered the international lexicon thanks to Soviet lawyers who ensured that it was prosecuted in the aftermath of World War II."

(we cite Professor of History @FranHirsch's research)

justsecurity.org/80599/how-the-…

3. "Former British prime minister Gordon Brown and a long (and growing) list of other high-profile endorsers, called for a Special Tribunal for the Punishment of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine ..."

PM Brown's opinion piece.👇

bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

4. "The Elders, a group of independent global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela, have called for something similar, perhaps in the form of a hybrid tribunal under the auspices of Ukraine and the U.N. General Assembly."

Read @TheElders here.👇

theelders.org/news/elders-ca…

5. "An online petition by the human rights nongovernmental organization @Avaaz to prosecute Putin for aggression received nearly a quarter-million signatures in just three days."

That number is now headed toward three quarters of a million (662,7100).
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/pr…