Ioffe, Yulia;
(2025)
Urgent Interim Reparations in Ukraine: Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence.
In: Giblin, Jennifer and Butchard, Patrick and Chub, Olena and Senatorova, Oksana, (eds.)
Developments in International Law Triggered by the Russia-Ukraine War.
(142-`59).
Routledge: London, UK.
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Abstract
This chapter analyses Ukraine’s implementation of interim reparations for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in the context of the ongoing armed conflict that intensified in 2022. It highlights the urgent need for reparative measures to address the immediate and long-term impacts of CRSV, particularly as these acts have been systematically perpetrated against women and marginalised groups. The analysis is structured into four parts: first, an exploration of the prevalence and nature of CRSV in Ukraine; second, an exploration of the challenges associated with applying reparations under international law; third, an evaluation of Ukraine’s pilot programme for urgent interim reparations, highlighting key obstacles in implementing reparations within an ongoing armed conflict setting; and finally, a contextualisation of Ukraine’s reparative efforts within the framework of historical cases from Sierra Leone, Timor-Leste, and Liberia. The findings reveal that CRSV in Ukraine has been used as a weapon of war, with systemic violence reported against individuals of all genders. In response, Ukraine has introduced pioneering legislative measures to establish a framework for immediate support through interim reparations. Civil society has played a crucial role in advocating for and shaping the pilot programme, which provides a one-time payment of $3,000 to 500 CRSV survivors, with plans for expansion based on its progress. This chapter contributes to the discourse on CRSV reparations by offering a timely analysis of Ukraine’s innovative approach in an active conflict, setting a potential precedent for other states facing similar challenges.
| Type: | Book chapter |
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| Title: | Urgent Interim Reparations in Ukraine: Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.4324/9781032684635 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032684635 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. The images or other third-party material in this article are included in the Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10204991 |
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