Enjoy reading and we welcome you to comment and review! Editor-in-Chief’s Note About the Special Issue on Access to Justice in Ukraine amid War Iryna Izarova
In this issue, we have collected articles and notes written by authors on various topics related to the war in Ukraine.
Among the research articles, we have a few contributions on the most requested issues. Our authors studied topical questions and tried to find solutions where they found a lack of proper regulations, gaps, and insufficient information on the reality of the war in Ukraine, using the experience of other war conflicts, modern doctrines, and approaches to argue for their conclusions and recommendations.
I would like to express my endless thank to my colleagues, scholars from Ukraine who are working amid the war on topics that are important for all – for the protection of human rights and to develop Ukrainian law and mechanisms for its implementation. I thank all our international authors for their valuable contributions to this discussion. I truly believe that all the conclusions will be useful for further reforms and the main goal – to help prevent war and minimise losses in ongoing conflicts.
I am also happy to have the opportunity to announce a joint discussion with the participation of our authors and our audience – we would be happy to share results and exchange opinions with all who are interested. Please see the announcement on our website.

THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES DURING ARMED CONFLICTS: THE CASE OF THE WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE
Summary: 1. Introduction. – 2. Overview of the Sources. – 3. The Environmental Impacts of the Russian Invasion. – 3.1. Impacts on Energy and Infrastructure. – 3.2. Impacts on Natural and Protected Areas. – 3.3. Economic Impacts and Opportunity Costs. – 3.4. Nuclear Risks. – 3.5. Impacts on Water. – 4. The Environmental Damages and the Legal Responsibility from an International Perspective. – 4.1 International Environmental Law. – 4.2. International Warfare Laws. – 5. Conclusions.
- Mohamad Albakjaji
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