ABSTRACT
From the beginning of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, Poland has been very active in supporting the idea of holding the perpetrators of international crimes committed there accountable. The decision of the Public Prosecutor’s Office to initiate proceedings is very often presented as an example of exercising universal jurisdiction, although in fact it invokes protective jurisdiction. This chapter presents Polish regulations and the practice of their application as well as examines the initiatives undertaken and adhered to by Poland. Thereby, it aims at an overall assessment of the actual involvement by Polish authorities in (facilitating) the prosecution of international crimes committed in Ukraine and thus at offering a comprehensive picture of one specific kind of domestic attitude towards the international criminality.
