Syria

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.

A UN Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war, US airstrikes in Syria and Article 51 implications, ICJ elections, and more.

Countries must accelerate repatriation of their citizens, but governments need assistance to enhance their support systems for families.

As the case moves to the next stage, their voices must be central in the case that Canada and the Netherlands have put before the Court. 

One of the key dilemmas of international law has always been whether and how international law obligations can be enforced against States that refuse to comply. In the case against…