In a judgment of its Grand Chamber delivered on Thursday 21 January, the European Court of Human Rights condemned Russia for multiple violations committed against both prisoners of war and civilians after the conflict with Georgia in 2008.
In its lengthy judgment, the Court states that “the events occurring during the active phase of hostilities (8 to 12 August 2008) had not fallen within the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation for the purposes of Article 1 of the European...