Are States assisting Ukraine in its war against Russia are legally entitled to recover the cost of that assistance from Russia?
Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili writes: In a post recently published on EJIL:Talk! Professor Marko Milanovic raises the possibility of States assisting Ukraine with funds, weapons or otherwise could recover from Russia sums they spend on providing that assistance, and whether the International Court would be likely to endorse such claim. That Russia owes Ukraine reparation for harms ensuing from its use of force against Ukraine is beyond dispute. The question is, however, whether the claim of Milanovic regarding the entitlement of third States to recover from Russia is supported either by established categories of international law or by the practice of international courts and...Read full article
Professor of International Law
Profile of Birmingham Law School academic, Dr Alexander Orakhelashvili, Professor of International Law
