SULS 2022: Ukraine-Russian Crisis Panel
Thu, 10 Mar
|Webinar
Sydney University Law Society panel: The Ukraine-Russia crisis: international law, sovereignty, and the use of force


Time & Location
10 Mar 2022, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm AEDT
Webinar
About the event
On 24th February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, advancing from Ukraine’s eastern border towards cities across the country, including the capital Kyiv and Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv. This serious violation of international law and the UN Charter is the latest element of a military incursion that commenced with Russia’s actions in Donbas and Crimea in 2014. As fighting continues, more than 660,000 Ukrainians have fled their country, Russia’s nuclear forces have been placed on high alert, and the death and casualty tolls on both the Ukrainian and Russian sides continue to rise. Given the widespread ramifications of the rapidly unfolding events in Ukraine, SULS invites you to join us for an evening of robust discussion at our rapid response panel, “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀: 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘄, 𝗦𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲”. The panel will be discussing recent military actions and the implications of what is happening…