The decision by the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament – ed.) to ratify the Rome Statute is historic. Now, Ukraine will be able to be represented in the International Criminal Court, stated Volodymyr Martynenko, a Doctor of Philosophy in Law and Advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine from 2015 to 2021. He noted that this decision will allow Ukraine to be a party in the investigation of criminal cases being considered by the International Criminal Court (ICC). “What does this mean? It means that Ukraine can now be not just an external observer or a provider of evidence, but an…