Quinn Emanuel advises Ukraine in overwhelming ECHR victory against Russia

This morning (9 July 2025), the European Court of Human Rights handed down its ruling on the admissibility and merits of the inter-state case of "Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia" under applications nos. 8019/16, 43800/14, 28525/20 and 11055/22. The Court held that the Russian Federation is responsible for multiple, flagrant and unprecedented human rights violations in Ukraine since 2014, and in the course of the ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Today’s outcome is an overwhelming victory for Ukraine on the international stage, and another major step towards holding Russia accountable under international law. The next stage of the proceedings will concern the issue of just satisfaction by Russian Federation for the systematic human rights violations committed in breach of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

Our core team of attorneys in our London office supported by attorneys in our New York, Sydney, and across our global practice were led by Partners Julianne Hughes-Jennett and Alex Gerbi, working alongside local Ukrainian counsel at Asters as well as a distinguished counsel team led by Tim Otty KC at Blackstone Chambers and Guglielmo Verdirame KC at Twenty Essex Street. 

Julianne Hughes-Jennett said, “We are proud to represent Ukraine in this historic case and look forward to the next phase of the proceedings to seek just satisfaction on behalf of Ukraine.”

Read the full ECHR judgement here: https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/?i=001-244292