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23 Oct Research Services of German Bundestag Rejects Turkey’s Syria Invasion: Illegal, but Who Cares?
our friend, but the way they have chosen is not good, and we believe there are better ways”. Meanwhile, Russia does not seem to fundamentally disagree with the incursion. Its (apparently) most straightforward commentcame from Putin’s special envoy for Syria who stated that his country “always believed that any military operation in Syrian territory is unacceptable”. A foreign ministry spokeswoman later also emphasized that control over the border region must be transferred to Assad. The US, then, explained its sanctions by stating that “Turkey’s actions in northeast Syria severely undermine the D-ISIS campaign, endanger civilians, and threaten...25 Apr The Legality Surrounding the US Strikes in Syria
conflict (IAC) between the US and Syria, meaning that a different and more extensive set of rules apply. Depending on the position adopted, this could lead to either the internationalization of the conflict in Syria, meaning that there would be an IAC between all the actors (including ISIL) or that there would be a situation of mixed conflicts, IAC between the US and Syria and a NIAC for all the other actors, which in turn would lead to different applicable rules. It remains to be seen how this will materialize....15 Jul Chemical weapons in Syria – German and Belgian companies complicit?
...perpetrated in Syria-a nation that seems to have fallen through the cracks of the international justice system. In March 2018 the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights put the death toll at 511,000 since the war in Syria began in 2011.According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 6,2 million people have been displaced internally. As the war goes on, crimes continue to be committed with unbridled impunity. To date, Russia and China have prevented the situation in Syria from coming before the International Criminal Court by exercising their veto...
15 Mar SCSL Symposium: A Legal Legacy that Opens the Way to Justice in Challenging Places and Times–Part II
to have been perpetrated by the Syrian Arab Republic, including those who ordered such attacks.” The Decision noted that the OPCW had concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Syria IIIM which had its “full support” and to which it would provide relevant information. Finally it promised “the greatest measure of assistance in connection with criminal investigations or criminal proceedings in accordance with international law.” The OPCW Executive Council provided Syria with 90 days to respond, and if Syria failed to redress the situation, recommended that the Conference of...
07 Oct Rethinking International Law After Gaza: A Symposium and a Call to Action
...Israel to pursue what Lydia Wazir provocatively describes as its ‘own final solution’. The richness of viewpoints at the conference led the organisers and me to carry the conversation forward via this symposium, ensuring allies who were unable to attend could still engage with the insights. Alongside the demonstrations taking place around the world in condemnation of a year of grotesque violence, over the next five days, we will publish perspectives on varied aspects of the occupation, apartheid, genocide, zionism, and, of course, resistance, all through the lens of international...14 Oct A Syrian IAC?
and likewise contains no indication that the U.S. military has (in the course of defending its own forces’ activities against other actors in the asserted ‘no-fly’ areas of Syria) fired on any Syrian aircraft or other Syrian assets. The U.S. has, to be sure, asserted its right to defend its forces in the region from Syrian attack, and has in particular highlighted a geographic area where U.S. forces are operating actively as an area in which it will assert this right of self-defense if attacked by Syria, but this sounds...21 May Luna Droubi Guest Post: A Call for Humanitarian Intervention in Syria
to flee from the brutality. As the years dragged on, nearly every Syrian I know (including me) has had a family member or friend who has been “disappeared,” only to return years later unable to talk about the severity of their detainment and torture. These stories and more are ingrained in the minds of everyday Syrians, who are too frightened to mention anything about their political beliefs lest the Mukhabarat, the thug-like secret police force, find out. The world watches but does nothing. Humanitarian intervention in Syria, under the Responsibility...07 Aug Emerging Voices: Limits to R2P–Lessons from the Arab Spring Conflicts
...not—should be examined. In both Libya and Syria, the governments used military force against civilians and failed to protect their populations; however, R2P was only applied to Libya. The disparate application of R2P in Syria, in comparison to Libya, illustrates several limiting factors that will guide R2P in future scenarios. Foremost, the Libya-Syria distinction shows that R2P application depends on, and is limited by, regional attitudes towards aggressive international action. This factor reflects the primary difference between the decision to intervene in Libya and not Syria. In the case of...07 Sep Weekend Roundup: August 31-September 6, 2013
Syria dominated (and continues to dominate) the headlines this week, and we featured many takes on the developing situation through our Syria Insta-Symposium. From our regular contributors, Julian pondered whether President Obama would reveal the international law justification on his position regarding intervention in Syria and Kevin questioned US Secretary of State John Kerry’s classification of Syria as the United States’ “Munich Moment.” Peter and Deborah both discussed US domestic/constitutional implications at length. Peter called President Obama’s decision to consult Congress on military intervention a “watershed moment” and wondered if...11 Apr An Important Absence in the Syria War Crimes Accountability Act of 2017
chemical weapons, targeting of civilian populations with barrel, incendiary, and cluster bombs and SCUD missiles, and systematic gross human rights violations carried out by the Government of Syria and pro-government forces under the direction of President Bashar al-Assad; and (B) all abuses committed by violent extremist groups and other combatants involved in the civil war in Syria. It is difficult to see who “other combatants involved in the civil war in Syria” might be if they are not rebels. Indeed, Section 5(a), which requires the Secretary of State to submit...