The bill has not yet been approved.
The US Congress has registered a bill” Law on the Sovereignty of Ukraine in 2022 “. It provides for the possibility of filing a civil lawsuit in any district court in the United States demanding recovery from a foreign state. For physical damage, including death, damage to property or loss of property, caused by such a state as a result of an invasion of another sovereign state of Europe. In the article Candidate of Law Serhiy Kozyakov explains what to expect and what not to expect from the new law.
First , unlike previous historical examples of collection of contributions, now you do not have to wait for the end of the war to receive compensation. Immediately after the entry into force of this law, it will be possible to apply to district courts throughout the United States and demand compensation from the assets of the Russian Federation, blocked in the United States. This is an obvious plus.
Second , despite the mention of Ukraine in the short title of the bill, neither Ukraine as a state, nor Ukrainian legal entities, nor Ukrainian citizens will have any priority over debt collectors among other European states. And this – despite the horrific number of victims, injuries and mutilations, rapes and looting, destruction of infrastructure, destruction of schools, hospitals, homes… Minus.
” Yes, we understand that other states that now support Ukraine in solidarity are also suffering some losses. Due to the war in Ukraine and due to sanctions against the aggressor, their companies are losing income, investments and jobs. But, frankly, their losses are incomparable with the losses of Ukraine and Ukrainians, to put us in a long line of plaintiffs without any priority “, – writes the expert.
Third , there will be very serious, and for most of our citizens – insurmountable problems of financial support of lawsuits. Why?
“It makes sense to file lawsuits in American courts only through lawyers. Those who know American law, have experience and qualifications, of course – are fluent in English. Such lawyers will be very expensive for our plaintiffs: the monthly salary of a Borodyanka resident will be enough to pay for two hours of work of a local lawyer, and the finances of our pensioners should not be mentioned. There is also the option of agreeing on a lawyer's fee based on the amount of compensation received, ie based on the result, but not the fact that many lawyers will agree to this. Again, minus, “he said.
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Read more about the fact that the draft law “Sovereignty of Ukraine 2022” has been registered in the US Congress, read the article by Serhiy Kozyakov “ Will Ukraine get Russian assets frozen by America? “. span>
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