In Northwest Syria, which in recent years adopted the rapidly depreciating Turkish lira, prices of basic commodities such as rice and tea have nearly doubled [https://www.reuters.com/world/
International power dynamics have created significant challenges [https://syriaaccountability.org/updates/2020/11/25/consideration-of-a-pooled-jurisdiction-tribunal-for-syria/] in identifying a viable model for transitional justice in Syria. Regardless of the model chosen
Two recent cases in Germany raise the question of how to balance the rights of juvenile defendants with the rights of victims to participate in proceedings. The Higher Regional Court
Trials concerning crimes against humanity, such as the one currently taking place in Koblenz [https://syriaaccountability.org/trial-monitoring/], show that victims of core international crimes often do not know enough
James Reinl examines the new International, Impartial, and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) tasked with collecting and preserving evidence of atrocities in Syria that can build cases against perpetrators for referral to
As Russia has, for the time being, closed the door on all available means for international accountability against the Assad government’s atrocities in Syria, human rights groups and lawyers
Last week, in a Russia-brokered agreement [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-waer-idUSKBN16P073] between pro-government and opposition forces, approximately 1,100 civilians left their homes in the Homs neighborhood of al-Waer.
Late last year, two cases were filed against the Syrian government alleging serious violations of international law, including war crimes and crimes against humanity, in courts in France and Germany.
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres. Photo of UN Geneva [https://www.flickr.com/photos/unisgeneva/8517474521/in/photolist-eFmDSL-R9PxhB-dYEhqZ-9oBvmh-R7agiG-9ESw24-9ESvVP-Q66tWb-RkBNfz-RhaqDQ-R7VcLo-9EVshS-Q7Ae3t-RaBKT6-Q7ybFt-QLXqp3-RazFd8-RaBKLc-QLS2D3-RmdBW8-RazFkn-Q7ybXF-Q4NSof-9ESwh2-Q7AcZB-RnwEdk-Q4L4Uh-QJvfDw-Q7xJhM-9ESwcp-QLRBWd-RaziDB-R7Y3v3-RbUsAk-NnCewy-B9viMg-PGYrTA-AYGyfN-P3hoeT-QkGSj9-QJqw4p-QJqvuD-QRpXZY-QRpYdy-QLVmaq-QgT6at-RaCJGM-PLvvro-PCwhUo-QRpXDh] 19 January 2
Written by Erica Razook For a simple overview of the conflict, a casual reader can turn to Wikipedia’s entry for the “Syrian Civil War [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/