Syrian crisis in light of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Dr .Mufarrah Mutlaq AlSubaie
Assistant Professor of Public International Law – Saad Al-Abdullah Academy for Security Sciences – Kuwait
Abstract:
This research addresses determining the concept of crimes against humanity under international treaties and agreements, and the stages of developing legalizations for such crimes leading to the adoption of the Rome Statute, which included prosecuting and punishing perpetrators of crimes against humanity under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
Furthermore, this research deals with the Syrian crisis as one of the most heinous humanitarian disasters in the modern era, during which the Syrian authorities have been committing acts of murder, extermination, displacement and torture against the civilians , while the Security Council is unable to perform any of its primary responsibilities to maintain international peace and security due to the Russian and Chinese use of VETO against any project to punish or condemn the Syrian regime including prosecuting Syrian officials under the authority of the International Criminal Court.
Accordingly, this research attempts to provide legal and practical approaches for the application of the principles of international justice which would allow prosecuting and punishing perpetrators of international crimes against civilians in Syria.