Ukraine institutes proceedings against the Russian Federation and requests International Court of Justice to indicate provisional measures

Unless you have opted to live in a cave (which to be clear we have nothing against considering the insane world we are living in), you are already following the news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (or so-called special military operation as Russia puts it!). There is of course a lot to discuss and have an opinion on what has been happening between the two countries for the purpose of which there are far more eligible people but, in this News & Analysis we are having a look at Ukraine’s latest legal actions before the International Court of Justice (“ICJ” or “Court”) which is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.