Introduction The debate over unilateral sanctions on Syria, imposed in response to the regime’s atrocities, has dominated the discourse in a myriad of international and regional fora. Actors from civil society, the aid community, multilateral institutions and beyond have debated the impact of sanctions on Syria and, concomitantly, their legitimacy. What is conspicuously lacking from these debates is a more realistic discussion of the measures…

The Illusion of Regime Stability in Syria and Palestine

The International Court of Justice’s first hearings on torture in Syria

In an open letter to the United Nations, over 100 prominent writers, academics, and activists say the time has come to consider radical reform of the U.N. Security Council, given its abject failure to protect Syrians from the Bashar al-Assad regime’s mass violence.

From colonial France’s bombing of Syria in the 1920s to Assad’s massacres today, international law has always been stacked against non-state actors, protecting even the bloodiest regimes and denying their victims justice.