On The Ground: Investigating War Crimes with Yevgeny Vindman

National Security Law Today

As the war in Ukraine continues, we are transitioning to tell the stories of those who have been on the ground during the conflict, and the legal challenges they face in the region. This week, host Elisa welcomes back Yevgeny Vindman, currently serving as an expert consultant with the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group. Yevgeny has visited numerous war crimes sites across Ukraine, and has worked with leadership to help investigate and eventually prosecute those crimes. This week he shares his experiences in these investigations, and how the war crimes trials might play out in the future. Yevgeny Vindman is a colonel in the U.S. Army JAG Corps, and former deputy legal advisor on the White House National Security Council from 2018 to 2020: https://www.justsecurity.org/author/yevgenyvindman/ References: The Criminal Code of Ukraine, Article 438: https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/eoir/legacy/2013/11/08/criminal_code_0.pdf The Nuremburg Trials: https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/llmlp/2011525364_NT_war-criminals_Vol-VI/2011525364_NT_war-criminals_Vol-VI.pdf 18 U.S. Code 2339D: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2339D#:~:text=18%20U.S.%20Code%20