Evidentiary standards in the practice of the UN Compensation Commission: Lessons for Ukraine

This document contains our analysis of the practice of the UN Compensation Commission, which was established in 1991. by the UN Security Council to consider claims and pay compensation for damage and losses caused by Iraq’s illegal invasion of Kuwait and subsequent occupation of Kuwait in 1990-1991.

This is a successful case of implementing a compensation mechanism, the experience of which should be taken into account when implementing the Global Compensation Mechanism for Ukraine after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation in February 2022.

Publisher: think tank “Institute of Legislative Ideas”. All rights reserved. Authors: Tetiana Khutor, Bohdan Karnaukh, Andrii Klymosyuk Photo sources: AFP, Rare historical photos. Cover photo - For the first time in Kuwait's history, the country's main towers were illuminated with the flag of another state on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the restoration of independence, 2021

This research was issued by the analytical center "Institute of Legislative Ideas" within the frameworks of the project "Efficient reparations now". Brief was compiled with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation. Its content is the exclusive responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of the International Renaissance Foundation.