Sep 17, 2013 · Could the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Syria? For now, the answer is no. Syria is not a member state of the Rome Statute , the...

Apr 8, 2015 · However, Syria and Iraq are not Parties to the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court ("Court" or "ICC"). Therefore, the Court has no territorial jurisdiction over crimes committed on their soil.

Sep 26, 2024 · Unlike the ICJ, the ICC offers Syrian survivors of mass atrocity the rare opportunity for individual criminal responsibility at the highest levels of government, and it is now up to states to make this happen.

Jan 17, 2025 · International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan held discussions on Friday with Syrian authorities on how the war crimes tribunal could help in their efforts to prosecute...

Jan 17, 2025 · Prosecutor Karim Khan met al-Sharaa and Syria’s foreign minister on Friday to discuss options for justice at the ICC for victims of the country’s 13-year war. A statement from Khan’s office...

Jan 17, 2025 · THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan made an unannounced visit Friday to Damascus to confer with the leader of Syria’s de facto government on how to ensure accountability for alleged crimes committed in …

Nov 16, 2023 · (The Hague) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) order on November 16, 2023, directing Syria to take all measures within its power to prevent acts of torture and other abuses is a...

Nov 16, 2023 · Application of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Canada and the Netherlands v. Syrian Arab Republic) - Request for the indication of provisional measures - Public hearings to open on Wednesday 19 July 2023. Available in:

Jan 18, 2025 · The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Karim Khan met with Ahmad al-Sharaa, Syria's new leader, to discuss options for pursuing justice for victims of torture and war crimes ...

Mar 13, 2019 · Syria is the ICC’s bête noire. The conflict, characterised by numerous and egregious violations of the laws of war and crimes against humanity, is exactly the type of conflict that the architects of the ICC envisioned it as a response to.