Book contents
- The Syrian Conflict’s Impact on International Law
- The Syrian Conflict’s Impact on International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Authors’ Biographies
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Historical Background
- 3 Accelerated Formation of Customary International Law
- 4 Use of Force in Self-Defense against Non-State Actors
- 5 Humanitarian Intervention in Response to Use of Chemical Weapons
- 6 Transformation of Accountability Paradigms
- 7 The Syrian Migration Crisis
- 8 International Law and the Syrian Peace Process
- 9 Conclusion
- Appendix The Chautauqua Blueprint for a Statute for a Syrian Extraordinary Tribunal to Prosecute Atrocity Crimes
- Index
3 - Accelerated Formation of Customary International Law
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 March 2020
- The Syrian Conflict’s Impact on International Law
- The Syrian Conflict’s Impact on International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Authors’ Biographies
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Historical Background
- 3 Accelerated Formation of Customary International Law
- 4 Use of Force in Self-Defense against Non-State Actors
- 5 Humanitarian Intervention in Response to Use of Chemical Weapons
- 6 Transformation of Accountability Paradigms
- 7 The Syrian Migration Crisis
- 8 International Law and the Syrian Peace Process
- 9 Conclusion
- Appendix The Chautauqua Blueprint for a Statute for a Syrian Extraordinary Tribunal to Prosecute Atrocity Crimes
- Index
Summary
This book examines the ways the Syrian conflict has served as the genesis of new rules of customary international law. Though it has only been nine years since the conflict began, Syria has already brought about profound changes to international law.
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- The Syrian Conflict's Impact on International Law , pp. 19 - 28Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020