Author(s):
Beth Van Schaack
Publication Date:
March 16, 2016
Publication Type:
Academic Writing
This paper maps the range of war crimes being committed in Syria with reference to the applicable treaty and customary international law and prospects for prosecution. It begins by presenting the international legal framework employed to determine when an armed conflict began in Syria, how this conflict is classified under international law, and which multilateral treaties and customary rules are operative. This framework underlies the determination of which war crimes can be prosecuted, which tribunals might have jurisdiction, and which perpetrators may be made subject to indictment.
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This article by Beth Van Schaack originally appeared on cyberlaw.stanford.edu on March 16, 2016 at 10:00AM
