Sunday 15 July 2012

Red Cross deems Syria situation as an internal armed conflict

To classify the Syrian conflict as an internal one is not only anachronistic from a law perspective but also ignores the ongoing international dissent on the issue, reciprocal accusations of terrorism support and UN engagement (without teeth)


The Red Cross now views fighting in Syria as an internal armed conflict - a civil war in layman's terms - crossing a threshold experts say can help lay the ground for future prosecutions for war crimes.
  
Red Cross ruling raises questions of Syrian war crimes

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/14/us-syria-crisis-icrc-idUSBRE86D09H20120714 

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