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...

Apr 8, 2015 · Since the summer of 2014, my Office has been receiving and reviewing disturbing allegations of widespread atrocities committed in Syria and Iraq by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham/Greater Syria ("ISIS" aka "ISIL", "Daesh" or "IS").

Sep 26, 2024 · Any ICC member state can refer the situation of Syria/Jordan to the ICC prosecutor, thereby requesting the opening of an investigation. There are four key factors that make a state party’s referral of the Syria/Jordan situation the most compelling and efficient route to accountability for serious international crimes there.

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 crimes...

Jan 17, 2025 · The International Criminal Court’s (ICC’s) chief prosecutor has made an unannounced visit to Syria to meet with Ahmad al-Sharaa, the leader of Syria’s new de facto government, to discuss...

Mar 13, 2019 · Early last week, several news agencies reported that the first cases against Syria had been filed with the International Criminal Court (ICC). For those seeking justice for the nearly 10 million displaced and over 500,000 civilian casualties, there was welcome relief in the hope that those most responsible for the heinous and barbaric crimes ...

Jan 28, 2025 · For example, there have been proposals to bring the situation to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which does not have jurisdiction given Syria never ratified the governing treaty. This could be done in one of three ways: Syria ratifies the treaty; the UN Security Council refers the situation; or the ICC itself leverages its jurisdiction ...

Jan 27, 2025 · Members of the council made one effort to refer Syria to the ICC, in 2014, but Russia and China vetoed it. Russia, in particular, is unlikely to change its position, given that senior Russian officials are themselves vulnerable to prosecution for war crimes in Syria in light of the Russian military’s repeated bombing of civilian institutions ...

Two permanent members cast negative votes in the Security Council today, preventing the adoption of a draft resolution that would have referred the situation in Syria to the International...

Jan 3, 2025 · On May 20, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) made waves in boldly requesting the issuance of arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and defense minister as well as...