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An International Special Tribunal is the Only Viable Path to a Just and Lasting Peace in Ukraine

By Ambassador Rein Tammsaar, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the UN. Originally published on Just Security, 9 May 2023. The grand old man of rule of law and legal order,...

FAQs on A Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine

Albania, Belgium, Estonia, Guatemala, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, North Macedonia, Poland and Ukraine FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS A Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine   1. ...

International Law Week side event: “Law Not War: A Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression”

The Permanent Missions of Estonia, Liechtenstein and Ukraine, together with co-sponsors, the Permanent Missions of Latvia, Lithuania and Costa Rica are organising a side-event on the margins of the International...

UN General Assembly condemns Russia’s attempts to illegally annex Ukraine’s territory

Yesterday 12 October, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution with 143 votes on the territorial integrity of Ukraine and defending the principles of the UN Charter. The resolution condemns...

Estonia submits a declaration of intervention to International Court of Justice in the case of Ukraine versus Russia

Estonia submitted a declaration of intervention to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in relation to the dispute between Ukraine and Russia on compliance with the Convention on the Prevention...

Estonia concludes its elected membership in the UN Security Council

Today 31 December, a formal ceremony is held in New York with the flags of Estonia and other outgoing members lowered in front of the UN Security Council Chamber. Estonia’s Permanent...

Estonia is holding a UN Security Council meeting on accountability for brutal crimes in Syria

Foreign Minister Liimets at the UN Security Council: conflict prevention should be our primary task

Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets was in New York yesterday 9 November to attend a high-level open debate at the UN Security Council on the root causes of armed conflicts, which concentrated...

Foreign Minister Liimets: events in Belarus threaten the stability of our region

Estonia is organising a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Belarus  

On Friday 8 October, a high-level informal virtual meeting is held at the UN Security Council on Estonia’s initiative to draw attention to the deteriorating human rights situation in Belarus and...