Syria

Expert insight on the legality of recent attacks by Iran and Israel, how domestic politics could impact an Israeli response, and prospects for de-escalation.

Robust laws are needed to account for the ways in which illicit assets are hidden in the UK and ensure justice for survivors of the conflict in Syria.

Donors must help pursue justice and accountability for Kurdish victims as they do for other Syrian victims.

DOJ has a unique opportunity before it to adopt a victim and survivor-centered approach and a coherent, principled policy to its disbursement of asset forfeitures, particularly…

The U.S. needs greater intelligence on how climate change will affect battlefields, allies, and adversaries.

The DOJ must lead by example and use its discretion to divert at least a portion of the seized $687 million in Lafarge to non-U.S. victims of ISIS and ANF.

Syrian victims continue to look forward to a fair political solution that ends the dictatorship, paves the way for transitional justice, allows the displaced to return to their…

It is the Syrian community that should answer key questions about any fund’s design and purpose, including the victim class it serves, the type of support it provides, when it…

A Dutch court recently convicted a man of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Syrian civil war.

The involvement of U.S. armed forces in hostilities in this tinderbox—without congressional authorization—should spur the legislative branch into action, including to enact…

What stories or topics merited more attention in 2023, with a particular eye toward what might inform law and policy conversations in 2024?

Charges against a Syrian man accused of committing atrocity crimes could set important legal precedents for future cases in the Netherlands.