Features of detection and obtaining evidence of war crimes committed in the context of international armed conflict

Ihor Tataryn; Yuliia Komissarchuk; Yurii Dmytryk; Mariia Maistrenko; Olha Rymarchuk

doi:10.46398/cuestpol.3969.04

Ihor Tataryn Lviv State University of Internal Affairs https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9517-2299
Yuliia Komissarchuk Lviv State University of Internal Affairs https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5079-334X
Yurii Dmytryk Lviv State University of Internal Affairs https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3929-3544
Mariia Maistrenko Lviv State University of Internal Affairs https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6996-7186
Olha Rymarchuk National Academy of Internal Affairs https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0062-9645

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.3969.04

Keywords: war crimes, investigation, international armed conflict, gathering of evidence, investigative (search) actions

Abstract

The scientific article is devoted to a comprehensive understanding of international legal, procedural, and organizational problems of investigation of war crimes committed during the military conflict in the south and east of Ukraine. It develops the author’s concept of investigation of war crimes committed during the armed conflict, scientifically substantiated theoretical provisions and specific patterns that are manifested in the field of legal support, organization of investigation, collection of evidence, methods of investigation of crimes of this type. It is concluded that there is a need to specify the components of war crimes in national legislation. Recommendations for further improvement of criminal and criminal procedure legislation of Ukraine in order to fulfill the state’s international obligations in the field of international humanitarian law are given

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Author Biographies

Ihor Tataryn, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs

Candidate of legal sciences, Associate Professor, Senior teacher at the Department of Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine

Yuliia Komissarchuk, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs

Candidate of legal sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor at the Department of Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine

Yurii Dmytryk, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs

Candidate of legal sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Operative-search Activity, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine

Mariia Maistrenko, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs

Candidate of legal sciences, Senior teacher at the Department of Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine

Olha Rymarchuk, National Academy of Internal Affairs

Candidate of legal sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of Criminal Process, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine

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