Training materials

The following section of the Knowledge Hub contains information about training platforms/materials, video and audio sources related to pursuing accountability for conflict-related crimes in Ukraine, as well as the right to a fair trial/procedural issues. Some of the resources have been produced by the Asser Institute and its partners within the projects: ‘Restoring Dignity and Justice in Ukraine' consortium programme (2023-2025), and the MATRA project ‘Strengthening Ukraine’s Capacity to Investigate and Prosecute International Crimes’ (2020-2024). Other materials were developed by various international and or national actors that have specific expertise in the issues mentioned above:

1. Training platforms/online courses:

• Council of Europe, “eLearning Platform - HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals)”, [as of October 2025, 40 training courses available in [English] and [Ukrainian] language, focusing on application of European human rights standards];
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, “Spark - eLearning Platform” [English] [Ukrainian];
• Leiden University, “Online Course: International Humanitarian Law”, (Coursera) [English] [Ukrainian];
• Leiden University, “Online Course International Law in Action: A Guide the International Courts and Tribunals in The Hague”, (Coursera) [English] [Ukrainian];
• Leiden University, “Online Course International Law in Action: Investigating and Prosecuting International Crime”, (Coursera) [English] [Ukrainian];
• UCLouvain, “LouvainX: International Humanitarian Law”, (edX) [English];
• Prometheus, “International Humanitarian Law: Protection of War Victims and Limitation of Hostilities”, (online course) [Ukrainian];

2. Media sources (lectures and video recordings): 

• The Asser Institute, “Panel discussion - The crime of aggression: legal developments and accountability efforts”, (Video recording) [June 2025] [English]; 
• The Asser Institute, “Handbook launch - A guide on extraterritorial and universal jurisdiction to pursue accountability for international crimes in Ukraine”, (Video recording), [June 2025] [English];
• Anti-Discrimination Centre, “Russia ‘s war crimes against Ukrainian children in perspective of international justice”, (Video recording), [June 2025] [Ukrainian with English subtitles];
• Project Sunflowers, “Events – Webinars”, [2025] [English] [Ukrainian];
• The Asser Institute, “Panel discussion - Tackling the unlawful deportation & transfer of children from Ukraine to Russia”, (Video recording), [January 2025] [English];
• REDRESS Trust, “Ukraine and the ICC: Webinar and Guide Launch” (Video recording), [December 2024] [English];
• The Asser Institute, “SCL Lecture - The Register of Damage for Ukraine: Towards Reparation for Victims?”, (Video recording), [June 2024] [English];
• The Asser Institute, “SCL Lecture - Pursuing Accountability for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine”, (Video recording), [October 2023] [English];
• UN Audiovisual Library of International Law, “Lecture Series – Law of Armed Conflict” [English];
• UN Audiovisual Library of International Law, “Lecture Series - Criminal Law and Procedure” [English];
• Pulitzer Center, “Investigations from Afar: Documenting War Crimes in Ukraine Without Access”, (Video recording), [April 2024] [English];
• Netherlands Helsinki Committee, “Documenting War Crimes in Ukraine”, (Video recordings), [January 2024] [Ukrainian with English subtitles];
• International Bar Association, “Fair trial rights and the prosecution of alleged atrocities in Ukraine”, (Video recording), [November 2023] [English];
• Berghof Foundation, “Accountability in times of crisis: Lessons for Ukraine”, (Video recording), [October 2023] [English];
• PILPG, “PILPG Knowledge Sharing Sessions”, (Video recordings), [2022] [English] [Ukrainian]; 

3. Podcasts:

• The Asser Institute, “Podcast - Establishing the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine: An interview with H.E. Dr Anton Korynevych”, [June 2025] [English];
• Just Security Podcast “Unpacking the European Court of Human Rights Decision on Russia’s Violations in Ukraine”, [July 2025] [English];
• Asymmetrical Haircuts – Podcast, “Episode 110 – Dealing with Damages for Ukraine with Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi”, [September 2024] [English];
• Asymmetrical Haircuts – Podcast, “Episode 107 – Ukraine’s Justice System under Strain with Nadia Volkova”, [July 2024] [English];
• Asymmetrical Haircuts – Podcast, “Episode 106 – Russian Hate Speech with Ilya Nuzov and Anna Vyshniakova”, [July 2024] [English];
• Just Security Podcast, “ICC Arrest Warrants for Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Power Grid”, [June 2024] [English];
• Asymmetrical Haircuts – Podcast, “Episode 105 – Prosecuting CRSV in Ukraine with Anna Sosonska and Anastasiia Moiseieva”, [June 2024] [English];
• The Asser Institute, “Podcast - International Criminal Court Arrest Warrants for President Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova: What Are the Legal and Political Implications?”, (Part 1 & Part 2), [July 2023] [English];
• Asymmetrical Haircuts – Podcast, “Episode 78 – Ukraine’s Taken Children with Yulia Ioffe and Nathaniel Raymond”, [May 2023] [English];
• Asymmetrical Haircuts - Podcast, “Episode 70 – Ukrainian War Crimes Trials with Ukrainian Judges”, [December 2022] [English];