You have now been introduced to the concept or crime of aggressive war. As you can now see, it is a very recent development in international law with roots beginning in the Nuremberg trials after World War II, with progress halted until 2018 when a definition was finally agreed upon in the Rome Statute of the ICC. The question now becomes whether to apply it to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, and if so, how to go about it.

Consider these questions as you write discussion entry.

1. Should a court be created to prosecute Putin and other Russian officials for the crime of aggressive war in contravention of the UN Charter?
2. If so, what form should the court take?