Ukraine is rebuilding courts, laws, and institutions while the war continues. At the same time, it faces the vital task of helping its people rebuild their lives. Our European integration debate is rightly obsessed with the rule of law, independent courts, predictable procedures, and public trust. Yet one factor is still treated as "soft" and therefore optional. It is war trauma. In a country where trauma is at mass‑scale, ignoring it does not make justice tougher. It makes justice less just.