Syria Related Criminal Cases
SJAC has documented over 300 domestic Universal Jurisdiction cases involving crimes committed by multiple sides since the start of the conflict.
Trial Monitoring
Lafarge on trial – part 5: what could possibly lead to this?
In partnership with Justice Info, international law professor Sharon Weill and 11 students at Sciences Po Paris are providing weekly coverage of the Lafarge trial taking place in the French
Inside the Majdi N. Trial #24: Request for Referral by the Defense and its Dismissal by the Court
TRIAL OF MAJDI N. Court of Assize – Paris, France Trial Monitoring Summary #24 Hearing Dates: May 19 and 20, 2025 CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of torture, rape
Inside the Majdi N. Trial #23: Testimony of Syrian Witness on Jaysh Al-Islam’s Detention System and Torture Methods
TRIAL OF MAJDI N. Court of Assize – Paris, France Trial Monitoring Summary #23 Hearing Date: May 21, 2025 CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of torture, rape or other
Inside the Majdi N. Trial #22: Testimony of Syrian Witness on Investigation into Jaysh Al-Islam's Prisons
TRIAL OF MAJDI N. Court of Assize – Paris, France Trial Monitoring Summary #22 Hearing Date: May 21, 2025 CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of torture, rape or other
Inside the Majdi N. Trial #21: Testimony of Syrian Witness on International Humanitarian Law Trainings Organized with the Accused
TRIAL OF MAJDI N. Court of Assize – Paris, France Trial Monitoring Summary #21 Hearing Date: May 20, 2025 CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of torture, rape or other
Inside the Majdi N. Trial #20: Testimony of Syrian Witness on Jaysh Al-Islam’s Prison System
TRIAL OF MAJDI N. Court of Assize – Paris, France Trial Monitoring Summary #20 Hearing Date: May 20, 2025 CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of torture, rape or other
Inside the Mahmoud S. Trial #02: Plaintiffs’ Testimonies
TRIAL OF Mahmoud S. Solna District Court – Solna, Sweden Trial Monitoring Summary #02 Hearing Date: November 5, 6, and 7, 2025 CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of torture,
Inside the Alaa M. Trial #108: Life Sentence, Particular Gravity of Guilt, and Preventive Detention: The End of 3,5 Years of A Truth-Finding Process
TRIAL OF ALAA M. Higher Regional Court – Frankfurt, Germany Trial Monitoring Summary #108 Hearing Date: June 16, 2025 CAUTION: Some testimony may include graphic descriptions of torture, rape or other
Lafarge on Trial - Part 4: re-humanising the hearings
In partnership with Justice Info, international law professor Sharon Weill and 11 students at Sciences Po Paris are providing weekly coverage of the Lafarge trial taking place in the French