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41 Wis. Int'l L.J. 219 (2024)
"Never Again" Yet Another Genocide: Russia's Unlawful Forced Transfer and Adoption of Ukrainian Children

handle is hein.journals/wisint41 and id is 217 raw text is: NEVER AGAIN YET ANOTHER GENOCIDE: RUSSIA'S UNLAWFUL FORCED TRANSFER AND ADOPTION OF UKRAINIAN CHILDREN LILY MUELRATH* ABSTRACT Since the beginning of Russia's aggression against Ukraine, Rus- sian authorities have been openly transferring children from Ukraine to Russia and Russia-occupied territories. Russian officials attempt to justify their decision to displace Ukrainian children as a humanitarian evacua- tion. However, this purported motive is not reality. The current available evidence clearly exhibits that Ukrainian children are being forcibly trans- ferred systematically at a large scale, and the actions by Russia are a part of its broader plan to Russify Ukraine's children into becoming pro- Russia. Russia is also permanently cementing their integration by simpli- fying the Russian citizenship process and making it easier for Russian fam- ilies to adopt them. This mass resettlement combined with the aim of eras- ing and depriving Ukrainian children's link to their national identity violates Article II(e) of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. This Comment will show that Russia is committing genocide-one of the greatest international crimes- and that the two required elements, the acts committed and special mental intent, are met to establish a crime of genocide is occurring against Ukraine's children. Although many questions concerning the forced trans- fer of thousands of Ukrainian children remain unanswered, what can be said is that Russia must be held accountable for its efforts to destroy the Ukrainian identity. A b stra ct..................................................................................................2 19 Introduction ...........................................................................................220 I. B ack g ro u n d ....................................................................................2 2 3 A. United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide ................................223 J.D. Candidate, University of Wisconsin Law School, 2024. My gratitude extends to the 2023-24 Wisconsin International Law Journal editorial staff for their hard work and helpful suggestions. I truly appreciate the time and patience of all who provided guidance as I wrote this Comment. https://doi.org/10.59015/wilj.QZEF9680

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