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- The Syrian Conflict’s Impact on International Law
- The Syrian Conflict’s Impact on International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Authors’ Biographies
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Historical Background
- 3 Accelerated Formation of Customary International Law
- 4 Use of Force in Self-Defense against Non-State Actors
- 5 Humanitarian Intervention in Response to Use of Chemical Weapons
- 6 Transformation of Accountability Paradigms
- 7 The Syrian Migration Crisis
- 8 International Law and the Syrian Peace Process
- 9 Conclusion
- Appendix The Chautauqua Blueprint for a Statute for a Syrian Extraordinary Tribunal to Prosecute Atrocity Crimes
- Index
2 - Historical Background
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 March 2020
- The Syrian Conflict’s Impact on International Law
- The Syrian Conflict’s Impact on International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Authors’ Biographies
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Historical Background
- 3 Accelerated Formation of Customary International Law
- 4 Use of Force in Self-Defense against Non-State Actors
- 5 Humanitarian Intervention in Response to Use of Chemical Weapons
- 6 Transformation of Accountability Paradigms
- 7 The Syrian Migration Crisis
- 8 International Law and the Syrian Peace Process
- 9 Conclusion
- Appendix The Chautauqua Blueprint for a Statute for a Syrian Extraordinary Tribunal to Prosecute Atrocity Crimes
- Index
Summary
To set the stage for the chapters that follow, this chapter traces the historic roots of the strife in Syria as well as the major events during the conflict from 2011 to 2019. It also describes the major actors within and outside of Syria that have played a significant role in the fray. Finally, it discusses the sources of international law applicable to the Syrian conflict.
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- The Syrian Conflict's Impact on International Law , pp. 4 - 18Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020