: More than 110,000 dead in conflict: NGO

Push for peace at in St.Petersburg: international law and -centered world order are not negotiable.

Amazing nobody has asked WH what is intl legal basis for bombing Syria, or what body of intl law will apply to using force.

On CW, says no impunity for crimes against humanity but action taken must be w/in framewrk of UN Charter

. release statement on called for G20 to support Syria case to the

Why don’t you read the statement? It says very clearly „stop arms flow to abusive forces“ – i.e., on both sides.

https://twitter.com/AnnaNeistat/status/375671820965261312

urged to provide hum relief; stop arms flow to abusers; press for prosecution of war crimes suspects

No G20 country has done all it could to help save lives; it’s high time they did.

: No Excuse for Inaction on Provide Aid, Halt Flow of Arms to Abusive Forces, Support ICC Referral

: leaders must agree on concrete measures that can provide protection & assistance to ’s victims

at summit: Int’l Court of Justice needs to be given -mandate to investigate alleged use of ChemicalWeapons in

. says is worst crisis since the 1994 Rwandan genocide

 

Making medical facilities/personnel a target of violence is a gross violation of int’l humanitarian law.

MT : A lot of New York- and DC-based analysts asking us to watch them discuss . When do Syrians get to talk?

and block any pressure on Assad to stop killing but give peanuts to refugees: $17.8M & $1.2M.

5M People Displaced Inside Syria – UN: International aid to Syrians uprooted by civil war is a „drop in the se…

RT : by the Numbers via

See our updated Timeline of International Response to the Situation in :

UNHCR: displacement „unparalleled in recent history,“ reports 2 million refugees, half of whom are children

Kerry: This debate is about the world’s red line, it’s about humanity’s red line.

Interesting idea — Uniting for Peace Resolution? „Whatever we do for Syria needs to be effective, but also legal“  

Kerry: It did happen and the Assad regime did it.

Number of Syrian refugees surpasses 2 million according to .. Over half are children

„Red line” re CW is important, but if it = “green light” for other slaughter of civilians it’ll be a hollow victory

Congrats on your article on children fleeing & risk of , ! we linked to it:

| According to UNHCR, two million Syrians are now refugees

Syrian people were gassed by their own government.

https://twitter.com/GEsfandiari/status/374564531579543552

UK MPs criticise govt. for licence granted to British company exporting nerve gas chemicals to in 2012:

Updated: Timeline of international response to the situation in : We’ll continue to update throughout the day.

should face the facts & stop providing military assistance to a brutal ’n government with no „red lines“

: use of chemical weapons is unjustifiable. Full investigation must be allowed.

أين العالم من قتل أكثر من 100 ألف شخص في سوريا، أين مجلس الأمن لانسمع صوته، عندما نتحدث نحن يقولون ما شأنك لماذا تتكلم، أنا أتحدث باسم أمتي.

Why Are Chemical Weapons the ‘Red Line’ for Intervention in Syria?: 

Good question: „If this isn’t a red line, what is?“

What’s the difference between chemical attacks killing babies in Syria and conventional attacks killing babies in Egypt, Anna??

https://twitter.com/AnnaNeistat/status/370147922421096448

Tariq Ali: „where was the red line on use of banned weapons in Fallujah? The only red line there was drawn in Iraqi blood“

: UN chief Pillay says chemical weapons allegations “exceptionally grave” – investigation essential

: some 7,000 children killed during the conflict according to via

Prague, Sept 1 (CTK) – A possible military intervention in Syria would solve nothing as it is not clear whether…

Ban Ki Moon: „Use of force is lawful only when…when security council approves such action. That is a firm principle of the United Nations“

MT: : UNSG sez „any use of chemical weapons by anyone… is an outrageous war crime“

 

  • Viele Menschen mit syrischer Familie rufen bei uns an und wollen wissen, wie sie ihre Verwandten nach Österreich holen können. 
    Auch wir wissen noch nichts genaues. Es scheint so zu sein, dass der Großteil der 500 Menschen aus den Flüchtlingslagern im Libanon geholt werden soll. In erster Linie wohl Menschen, die besonders gefährdet oder krank sind. 
    Solche Evakuierten sollen dann „Asyl von Amts wegen“ bekommen, wer Verwandte hier hat, soll das normale Asylverfahren durchlaufen (das momentan jedenfalls mindestens zu subsidiären Schutz führt).
    Wichtig ist, dass man bei UNHCR registriert ist – und dabi jedenfalls auf die Verwandten in Österreich hinweist. 
    Wir werden auch weiterhin Druck machen, dass die österreichischen Botschaften Vias austellen. 
    Deutschland, das 2012 fast 8.000 Asylanträge von Menschen aus Syrien hatte, hat nicht nur die Aufnahme von 5.000 Flüchtlingen direkt aus der Region zugesagt, sondern auch, dass, wenn Verwandte Flüchtlinge bei sich aufnehmen, diese Zahl auch überschritten werden kann.

No difference, of course – other than the US’s position, which you and I may disagree with but it doesn’t change things

Yes -if u look at 100+ statements that put out on , u’ll see that we are doing our best.

They cannot. But they can request – and so should the UNSC. https://twitter.com/AnnaNeistat/status/370324878525616128

Best wishes for Israelis and Palestinians Peace talks

Why Syria Still Won’t be Referred to the ICC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council#Responsibility_to_protect

False RT Congress hasn’t authorized war against Syria. Unless Obama sees imminent attack on US, use of force unconstitutional

Long a dead letter RT: For those interested, the text of the War Powers Resolution

History says otherwise RT: If Obama acts without Congress it will be an affront to the rule of law, violation of the oath he took.

Air War in Kosovo Seen as Precedent in Possible Response to Syria Chemical Attack

is RT: worth noting that no one seems worried abt domestic US Constitutionality of a strike

 https://twitter.com/opiniojuris/status/371270993832345600

1 million Syrian children are now refugees. Meet beautiful Aya, she is 1 in a million.

http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4421536,00.html

مركز توثيق الانتهاكات، مقابلة مع أم وابنتها

Any evidence that Congress will insist? RT: Airstrikes are act of war. Constitution demands Pres get specific authorization.

https://twitter.com/opiniojuris/status/371356924815884288

. „Illegal but legitimate“ — has there ever been a more weasely description for a use of force? Ever?

https://twitter.com/kevinjonheller/status/372005650630324224

Can the International Criminal Court Prosecute for Use of Chemical Weapons in ?

The Legality of a Military Intervention: Russia, France, and the UK Weigh In

UN failed to investigate Kosovo war crimes: AI

What’s So Terrible About Chemical Weapons?

Are Syria’s chemical weapons a violation of international law? Maybe not – Opinion – Al Jazeera English

RT : Is Intervention in Syria Legal? Does the Obama Administration Even Care? ()

RT : in historical terms, its reliance on UN authorization that’s the outlier.

Germany prosecutor: Auschwitz investigation almost complete

. presses „illegal but legitimate“ basis for intervention in NY Times op-ed

Why I don’t believe the Security Council could refer only crimes committed by government to the .

Shorter Dapo Akande on humanitarian intervention and international law: Fake it until you make it

If R2P is to be implemented in Syria, it needs approval of UNSC. All eyes on tody’s meeting.

It is important to remember that the use of force under R2P always requires UNSC authorization.

https://twitter.com/GCR2P/status/372756275529932800

. Statement on „any armed intervention should be judged by how well its protects all Syrian civilians

Any military response under RtoP must be authorized by the Security Council

What has done and how it has already applied in the sit in

Syrian Lawmakers Warn Britain Over Military Strike

Europe could be facing many more Syrian refugees soon. Important to have a common approach with every country showing solidarity/CM

Following the UK parliament dbt on ? See pg 31 of toolkit on difference btwn and hum intervention.

unconfirmed reports that govt is moving prisoners to sites like Mezzeh military airbase ion Damascus, likely to be bombed

Only if it goes through UN. RT : Could R2P provide legal cover for Syria intervention?

https://twitter.com/GCR2P/status/373138295951073280

Special Envoy for Syria – IC needs political will to address issue but military intervention must go thru UNSC

Just a friendly reminder to reporters et al: Responsibility 2 Protect agreement *requires* UNSC authorization for military intervention.

quotes blog posts by me, Bethlehem, & Deeks to sum up legal debate on Syria in FT

Dan Drezner asks, will Syria intervention be as bad as William Shatner (a must listen)

Having trouble understanding the complexities of the legal issues surrounding potential military action in Syria?

UK government outlines legal justification for possible strike on Syria

ICRtoP Crisis Alert: RtoP in Syria: World Debates Long-Awaited Response–Clarifying What RtoP Is and Is not

Syrian Civil War — A Timeline Of Tragedy http://www.rferl.org/content/syria-timeline-civil-war/25090030.html via @RFERL

Under US must receive a consensus by all P5 members of the UN Security Council – otherwise not acting under responsibility to protect

Uncertainty over Seselj sase. With judge disqualified, Vice-President must decide what needs to happen next. …

OJ’s Ken Anderson RT ASIL Insight: „Legality of Intervention in Syria in Response to Chemical Weapon Attacks“

by RT Cause to intervene in Syria may be just but no amount of lawyering can make it legal

Jack Goldsmith on int’l & constitutional law aspects RT: Op-Ed: What Happened to the Rule of Law?

: Pearlstein: Even if a humanitarian intervention could be legal, proposed US strike wouldn’t be

If US knew in advance about Assad’s chemical attack, what if anything did it do to warn the people?

just wrote a piece on the legality of intervention. Will post shortly.

https://twitter.com/tobycadman/status/373923966043570176

Obama’s Constitutional Surrender

Rafsanjani to semiofficial Iranian news agency, on Syria: „The people have been the target of chemical attacks by their own government..“

„…and now they must also wait for an attack by foreigners.“ http://www.dailystar.com.lb/ ) 2/2

Why hasn’t US proposed that UN refer Syria situation to the ICC? Any thoughts?

UN News – Syria: samples collected at site of alleged chemical weapons use to be sent to labs…

Explanation:how the use of force by one state against another is only legal under intern. law sanctioned by UNSC

writes:Use of chem. weapons is serious viol. of intern. law but shldn’t be pretext for military interv.

Syrian ambassador to Russia: US threats to Syria leads to threats to UN and international law

What is R2P? My post on the unresolved tensions between R2P as a political & legal concept.

Need to transfer your experience widely. No child anywhere in world should leave school ignorant on

https://twitter.com/MukeshKapila/status/374268376522051584

|Humanitarian agencies are readying for escalation in Syria ahead of US military action

Great article by Gareth Evans: „The Moral Case on Syria When the Law is Lacking“:

The 1925 Geneva Protocol banning chemical weapons (to which Syria is a party) provides no basis for using force.

UN SG questions legality of potential US strike on Syria

Pope Francis asks Putin to prevent massacre in Syria

RT : John Ruggie: ‚the era of declaratory corporate social responsibility is over: victims are entitled to remedy.

More on the UN Charter, Syria, and “Illegal but Legitimate” (Jack Goldsmith is skeptical)

RUSI Analysis: The Legal Case for Intervention in by

Interesting int’l law issues implicated MT@NoahCRothman: Dems alternative to intervention: force Syria to sign a treaty banning chem weapons

Dutch Peacekeepers Are Found Responsible for Deaths

 

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EU blames Assad for chemical attack in nuanced message

New — and bizarre, and convenient — theory of customary international law.

Give UN Chance on Syria – South African Minister:

’s Crisis Goes Unnoticed

„Kerry Compares Syria to Holocaust: Why The Conflict is Not a Genocide“

Power: Russia Holding U.N. Security Council Hostage

Clarifying the Debate: Where RtoP really stands on Syria

Our thoughts are with the people of .

The Syrian problem — and an international solution

Making medical facilities/personnel a target of violence is a gross violation of int’l humanitarian law.

UK offering sales platform to Russian arms exporters to comment in

Syria and the Role of the Security Council, by

 

Despite question of il/legality of a strike w/o UNSC approval, says US can hardly care

Would „set off impeachment effort“ RT : Will Obama act alone if Congress votes no on Syria?

basics for those who haven’t followed the situation for the last few yrs: By +

Between Bombing or Doing Nothing Fmr head prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo on an intl justice path for .

G20 met to discuss the sit. in , divides the nations further with china joining russia in opposing strikes

US launches new website to explain the President’s response to the alleged use of chemical weapon in

Except if it’s the wrong decision MT@chrislhayes If congress votes it down and the president says: the people have spoken, that’s amazing

 

Netherlands‘ highest court finds Dutch state liable in 1995 Srebrenica massacre

Ger FM is right to use G20 2press f shld do more 2get int support 2press

German FM uses to press f referral to combat impunity&raise „price“ for attacks&war crimes

: Syria envoy Brahimi heading to to help peace push: official

 

. of . is interviewed on CTV on and . Check out the video to learn more

Thanks for the RTs

https://twitter.com/JURISTnews/status/375663595939708928

Senators Authorizing Syria Strike Got More Defense Cash Than Lawmakers Voting No

No Syrian Intervention Wanted

U.S. Service Academy Graduates Oppose Bombing Syria

Bashar al-Assad’s Surreal Instagram Feed: via

Yale’s Bruce Ackerman welcomes the beginning of the end of 9/11 era, with Syria AUMF debate

Check out : The ’s new website that provides the latest updates on the situation in

| Does Obama’s Syria plan do anything to bring the conflict closer to an end/ protect civlians ?

 

| Anne-Marie Slaughter calls on to support on Syria

: Brutality of Rebels Posing Dilemma in West rebels should be held accountable for atrocities, war crimes.

NYT front page shows Syria rebels committing one of the oldest, most established & prosecuted war crimes: murder, of captured combatants.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee approves resolution authoritizing limited military force in

US Senate committee approves strike on Syria

Fierce fighting underway near Christian shrine north of Damascus

UN experts not make public data on possible use of toxic agents in Syria

strike Senators: 83% more defense cash than „no“ voters. . Via.The numbers: .

Nous n’avons pas plus d’infos à donner en ce moment et nous ne faisons pas d’entrevues. Sa famille et ses collègues seront notre priorité.

Nos pensées sont avec la famille et les amis du chirurgien Muhammad Abyad, tragiquement tué en

Абхазия принимает этнических переселенцев из Сирии

Syrien: Studie bietet histor. Hintergrund und Informationen über institutionellen Rahmen bei Interventionen der USA

Las vicisitudes de en sus planes contra ( )

presenta pruebas de falsedad en argumento para contra ( )

Serios obstáculos en .UU. para plan de ataque a ( )

We have no further info to give at this time & we are not doing interviews. His family & colleagues will be our focus. Thx for your support.

Our thoughts are with the family and friends of surgeon Muhammad Abyad, tragically killed in

TAKE ACTION and call on US to resolve ’s conflict without military strike:

6 to US & allies on : We call for justice through the ICC not through cruise missiles –

Today’s digest – Drums of War on Syria Getting Louder

MT : Latest WaPo count on : 174 House reps likely to vote no; only 19 support

Video Report: Syrian refugees shelter in abandoned Lebanon abattoir – Free

يدين الحكماء استخدام الأسلحة الكيماوية في سوريا ويحثون على جهود متجددة لتحقيق حل سياسي

Syria’s ‚Main Weapons Supplier‘ Should Be Banned From Attending London Arms Show, Say MPs And Campaigners

Syrian Oil And Gas: Little-Known Facts on ’s Energy Resources And Russia’s Help:

„Noticias de Prensa Latina – ONU promueve discusión sobre Siria en Cumbre del G20“ ( )

Brutality of Syrian Rebels Posing Dilemma in West

Horrible video of Syrian rebels in the north executing seven soldiers.

MT the US that supported Saddam in using in war on , now brags humanitarian claims 4 ?

RT : Khamenei: US making excuse of attack 2 launch war w/Syria,ranting it wants2 intervene 4 humanitarian issues

Join the Twitterstorm! 7pm tonight! More info:

Trapped in Syria’s civil war with no escape – Channel 4 News A story on denied to spouses of UK citizens

so sad from and not necessary. say politicians need to act in cases like this, NOW !

Syria Insta-Symposium (constitutional law edition)

Full text of newly amended Senate Foreign Relations Committee resolution on . 11 pages long.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee approves resolution authoritizing limited military force in

HRW: Syria continuing use of cluster bombs

via

Can someone following this more closely than I confirm if the version of AUMF passed out of committee was Senate draft or WH draft?

Can UN Gen Assembly (Uniting for Peace Resolution) make US attack on Syria legal? My twitter debate w/

Syria: to Strike or Not to Strike | Think Tank: my appearance on RT arguing case for the strike against Assad

Scholars this is for you!Applications now being accepted for Fellowships @ Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies

9 Sept event will be live online! experts will talk about their work to uphold and influence govt to

NYT on : „The choice between military force or nothing is a false one.“

US Lied When It Said There’s No Al-Qaida in Syria – Putin:     

Obama Will Continue to ‘Engage’ Putin on Syria: US President Barack Obama said Wednesday he would continue try…

NYT: „Some argue that allows states to intervene…w/o SC authorization. But in 2009 UNSG rejected this view.“

If you haven’t seen it yet, check out Senate draft res on : no use of as justification for intervention

on „Libya, Syria and “

’s Victoria Holt: committed to & further developing state capacity, incl. Focal Points initiative

Unpacking the Senate’s draft Syria AUMF (unlikely to stand as is, in light of critiques)

Howse/Teitel take on the case for attacking Syria-(int’l) legality and legitimacy.Project Syndicate oped today.

In twenty years of reading about int. relations, I’ve found the first positive mention of the Kellogg-Briand treaty:

Draft Senate Syria AUMF channels the War Powers Resolution (more effectively than the WPR itself ever did)

Erik Voeten reminds us that the UN Charter has been dysfunctional as a legal system

Good to see idea of conditional ICC referral of Syria catching on by My thoughts here

4h

yeah, they’re AA missiles

: Govt use persists. But Int Treaty shows progress as many countries destroy their stockpiles

Here’s the US Senate text on military authorization:. U can watch 2day’s House hearing:

n child refugees, alone and exploited – Child refugees in Lebanon and Jordan often have to fend for themselves

Meanwhile Russia ‚doesn’t exclude‘ support for UN-approved Syria strike if proof regime used chemical weapons

Obama plans to ‚engage‘ Putin amid strike opposition in order to convince him to stop support Assad regime

In case you missed it, Ban Ki-moon’s press conference on explaining any intervention needs approval by .@UNSChttp://ow.ly/oyrTh

„The has a moral responsibility to find common ground“ following chemical attack, says

’s Victoria Holt: committed to & further developing state capacity, incl. Focal Points initiative

GCR2P Patron Kofi Annan says has moral responsibility to find common ground after chemical attack

US Senate FRC agrees to resolution text authorizing limited strikes in in response to govt’s chem weapons use

Congress remains an international law free zone

Yale’s Jack Balkin: Going to Congress for Syria ok won’t limit presidential power, may increase it

Jack Goldsmith: Obama should be happy with draft Senate Syria resolution

Remarkable centering of UN Charter force ban after decades of neglect RT: U.N. Syria vote is not optional

Civic activism has laid a foundation for questioning int’l norms, pursuing justice and demanding change.

Contrary to TV anchor, never used chemical weapons against in the 1980/1988 war. Iraq did.

Video Report: UN Syrian refugee numbers cross two million – Free

Isn’t that cute. ‚ Offers Help in Evacuating -n Citizens from ‚

Min and Min. talk today in about EU’s future, Eastern Partnership and the situation in Syria and Egipt

IRGC Quds commander Qassem Soleimani speaking at Assembly of Experts meeting: we will support till the end. (As quoted by Fars)

’s Putin ‚does not rule out‘ approving strike with evidence Assad used poison gas

says Assad made ‚big mistake‘ with chemical attack: report THE DAILY STAR

Full Text: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Resolution on Syria

Senate panel strikes agreement on new Syria resolution by

Les huit règles de l’interview d’un dictateur au bord du gouffre

MT : A lot of New York- and DC-based analysts asking us to watch them discuss . When do Syrians get to talk?

Pg 21 of our toolkits shows is not just about military intervention but founded in the principles of prevention

Putin demands evidence of chemical weapons used in Syria

Senators craft Syria compromise – aka Corker’s revenge (he felt burned on Obama’s WPR „hostilities“ maneuver)

By its terms „limited and tailored“ authorization RT Senate Resolution Gives Obama 90 Days to Strike Syria

60-day Senate limitation on Syria actions mirrors War Powers Resolution, but b/c specific to Syria would be much harder to ignore

Just like War Powers Resolution RT : Just In: US senate draft resolution sets 60-day limit on Syria action

Sandy Levinson: If Obama goes ahead w/ Syria strikes w/o cong okay, there will be „reasonable calls for impeachment“

Two thoughtful opeds on possible int military response to crimes &

Hillary Clinton backs Obama on – Maggie Haberman – : via

Looking at , Joseph Brodsky’s ‚ Tune‘ is as relevant & painful as it was in 92. &

What our members are saying about : . on the impact of limited air strikes on civilians

The decision to seek congressional approval to strike Syria has nearly nothing to do with constitutional obeisance.

What our members are saying about : In spanish CRIES writes on the role of civil society& their response

: thoughts on Obama’s decision to ask Congress for Syria intervention ok

 

In an article for , affiliate provides a follow-up to his recent NYTimes Op-Ed stance on Syria:

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What our members are saying about : statement calls for two-fold response

| The Responsibility to Protect — Or to Punish? Via

BBC News – Germany may charge 30 Auschwitz Nazi guards

What our members are saying about : statement on the ongoing instability&need for peace talks

ex-president hints at divisions over support for Bashar al-Assad

First Obama’s „redline“, now Kerry’s „Munich moment“. on misplaced rhetoric & intervention in Syria

What is R2P? My post on the unresolved tensions between R2P as a political & legal concept.

regime defector to give news conference, with evidence of regime use with chem weapons. Read AJE for updates.

And now Russia might send lawmakers to lobby Congress against strike

Obama administration presses for support on strikes arguing why a strike is the appropriate response.

: congressional approval does not confer legality to strikes in without approval

refugees in Lebanon: it’s getting complicated

Britain, Russia call for convening Geneva-2 conference on Syria

Military interference in Syria can influence mankind’s fate

Bulgarian Defense Ministry finds no proof of Syrian military issuing orders to use chemical weapons

 

After Syria, Don’t Give Up On Intervention (it Has Worked in Africa)

| According to UNHCR, two million Syrians are now refugees

UNHCR: displacement „unparalleled in recent history,“ reports 2 million refugees, half of whom are children

 

Sunny morning in recharges for – discussions about to start. , on the table. 

| Conflict in sees increase in sexual violence and rape

Iraq was disaster in implementation/execution; AUMF failure would imperil alliances and commitments around the world for years.

https://twitter.com/robsatloff/status/374733411916582915

Ck out the comments – overwhelmingly anti-intervention / Obama starts to build support for Syria strike -Yahoo! News

https://twitter.com/RichardHaass/status/374712393211080704

Ck out the comments – overwhelmingly anti-intervention / Obama starts to build support for Syria strike -Yahoo! News

TODAY 2 million Syrian refugees: -increase from 230,671 a year ago -1/2 are children -„great tragedy of this century“ -HC Guterres

Every 15 seconds, a Syrian becomes a refugee

Russia’s Foreign Ministry says military strike on Syria will affect whole system of international relations

Former UN head against military solution to Syrian conflict

About 400 Ukrainians staying in Syria

UN: Laboratory examination of samples taken by inspectors in Syria to begin in coming hours

UN head to inform 10 non-permanent SC members on progress of investigation of alleged chemical attacks in Syria

More than 2 million have fled Syria: UN

French PM says no vote in parliament on via

RT: FrenchPM Jean-Marc Ayrault presents intelligence to MPs which he says shows used

‚ against limited strikes on , wants broader operation‘ via

This will not help. RT: Russia may send legislators to the U.S. to discuss Syria with congressmen: -MM”

مجلس الأمن الدولي لا يتمكن من إصدار قرار بشأن سوريا، لأن هناك دولتين ترفض المشاريع المقدمة، إلى متى سيبقى العالم محكوما لخمس دول؟!.

ما معنى أن ينتهي كل شيء بمجلس الأمن بإشارة فيتو واحدة من إحدى هذه الدول، هل هذه سياسة، هل هذا معقول؟.

Putin wants US to take „balanced stance“–like him, balancing Assad’s chemical w/ conventional arms to kill civilians

on . There needs to be a two-fold efforts involv. pol. compromise not escalate conf.

: Syria asks . to ‚prevent Western aggression‘ &help seek a „peaceful political solution to the crisis“

: Arab allies of US express support for strikes while others happy at slow response

: . weapons inspectors have left Syria but will not have results on chemical weapon attack for 2 weeks.

Secr Gen: govt behind chemical attack; failure to respond would send „dangerous signal to dictators“

Philip Bobbitt RT: The War Precedent: Obama doesn’t have to ask Congress to bomb Syria. But should he?

Head of UN CW team swedish, but no results yet. Or might there be…?

My thoughts on the debate over intervention in Syria – Why we need to bring practical judgement back in

“senior official noted that no key leaders in Congress had specifically requested a vote“ on Syria attack

3h

RT: Interesting from law prof Curtis Bradley RT: War Powers, Syria, and Non-Judicial Precedent

https://twitter.com/opiniojuris/status/374523815604551681

UN to begin transferring chemical weapons from Syria for testing

RT „:Revealed: Britain sold nerve gas chemicals to Syria 10 months after ‚civil unrest‘ began “ cc:

5M People Displaced Inside Syria – UN: International aid to Syrians uprooted by civil war is a „drop in the se…

Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing on military force in

Chemical Weapons Specialists On Claims Linking Rebels To Chemical Attacks in Damascus

Walter Shapiro: Future presidents will be asked: “Why didn’t you go to Congress like Obama did over Syria?”

Georgetown’s Marty Lederman with the long view on Syria and constitutional war powers

Listening to debate re: Syria it’s as if we’re debating going to war. We’re not. The President envisions a very very limited attack.

Gary Sick on : „It is on occasions like this that I am grateful that I am no longer a White House aide.“

The US Administration’s Proposed AUMF Is Very Broad » Lawfare

(08 31 13) | (+18) Child, Ammar RIP, Result of Severe Regime Blockade

RT: Red line, green light: What’s the plan to save civilians–from chemical AND conventional weapons?

To salvage something from Syria policy wreck, UK should spend on humanitarian efforts whatever military action would have cost

…

Would Syria attack be a lawful reprisal under int’l law? Apparently, not.

Syria Insta-Symposium: André Nollkaemper on reconstructing international law

This shift in policy is a major reversal with regard to way presidents handle war power decisions–undoing decades of precedent.

GOP lawmakers doubt Congress will grant Obama approval to strike Syria:

Syria intervention is not WWII. Difft institutional incentives. Congress could easily deny Syria authorization.

https://twitter.com/opiniojuris/status/374163709448687616

I support LIMITED military force in response to use, but White House draft Syria Resolution could authorize regime change.

Jack Goldsmith breaks down the administration’s proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF):

to make public chemical arms documents

As the prepares to lead a military attack in , the campaign will be measured by its consequences.

CW isn’t only int norm at stake – int law bans deliberately and indiscriminately killing civilians ’s

„Syrian regime moves prisoners to likely targets of western military strikes“

No sign that lawyers from Justice/State in on decision to seek congressional ok (would surely have opposed)

Lawfare › Obama’s Request to Congress Will Not Hamstring Future Presidents (Some Humanitarian Interventions Aside)


@julianku Grenada, Panama, Somalia, others. No question seeking congressional ok departs from practice. Imminent harm will be threshold now.
https://twitter.com/opiniojuris/status/373992388555177985

but Clinton didn’t ask – Obama has, and it makes a difference

https://twitter.com/opiniojuris/status/373978848012283904

Syria Symposium : Ian Hurd–On Law, Policy, and (Not) Bombing Syria

Here ’s Obama’s draft legislation requesting authorization of military force in response to Govt use …

. Geneva Protocol applies to CW use in all circumstances, incl. non-international armed conflicts. See:

Center for Constitutional Rights
„Hundreds of thousands, including many civilians and children, died as a result of the U.S. occupation of Iraq. A decade later, Iraqis and U.S. soldiers are still suffering from the catastrophic aftermath of this war, including skyrocketing rates of birth defects and cancer from the U.S.’s own use of widely condemned weapons such as white phosphorous, napalm-class weapons and weapons containing depleted uranium. The U.S. should be accounting–financially and morally–for the devastation it has imposed, rather than readying to engage in additional belligerency.“ Center for Constitutional Rights Legal Director Baher Azmy on why we must oppose U.S. military intervention in Syria: http://on.msnbc.com/18eodF1

RT : Experts say bombing Syrian chem weapons would be ‚classic case of cure being worse than the disease‘

Obama to seek Congressional approval for military action in Syria

OTOH, he didnt want to damage his/US credibility & int’l legitimacy on Syria action that did not have UK, UN or Congress

Whatever , say about & CW response,protecting civilians on all sides shld be the top priority. …

U.N. vehemently rejects suggestion it’s pulling out of to allow strikes; spokesman says accusation „grotesque“

International law experts Akande & Sands: Gov’t statements do not set out a convincing legal justification for strike

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Document: The U.S. assessment of Syrian use of chemical weapons

For Syria legal analysis, see excellent posts at , , and

– a great blog on international law that has lots of informative stuff on the current Syria situation.

| R2P „Godfather“ Gareth Evans speaks on , Syria and the UK decision to stay out of any military campaign

’s concerns about int law violations would’ve sound more much more credible if he applied the same standards to .

Russlands Syrien-Politik: Stur und verantwortungslos – Kommentare Nachrichten – NZZ.ch

.-UK statement on . „Syrian administration must recognise that it has the primary responsibility“

Read US intelligence report on : US Govt Assessment of Syrian Govt’s Use of Chemical Weapons on Aug. 21, 2013

UN: Inspectors are due to return to to investigate several other sites.

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UN: Inspectors have finished gathering evidence and will go to the Hague tomorrow.

WFMC issues newsletter including info on UN General Assembly debates and their recommendations to Canadian MFA

U.N.: unclear how long analysis of Syria samples will take

FRANCE ON SYRIA: Presid. Hollande ‘ready’ to act against Syria despite UK’s rejection for military action

ON – Trying to prevent strikes against regime but running out of cards to protect ally.

UK’s legal position in based on hum. intervention which is diff. . See . toolkit on diff. btwn them

UK ON SYRIA -Despite parliament vote against military action – statement yesterday outlines their legal position

The face scan arrives; future of technological surveillance fast approaching.Are we prepared for this?

Syria: Incendiary Weapons Used in Populated Areas | Human Rights Watch

Center for Constitutional Rights
 New York, NY, United States
The Center for Constitutional Rights strongly opposes U.S. military intervention in Syria and urges the Obama administration to support increased diplomatic measures to protect civilians in the region. A United Nations investigation into the massacre of last week is still ongoing. For whoever is deemed responsible, accountability must come by way of investigation and prosecutions under international law, not further militarism in the region.It is a manifest lesson of this country’s recent history that U.S. military intervention in conflicts of this kind has not served human rights or humanitarian purposes, even when these are the stated goals. The U.S. and Iraq are still reeling and suffering from a decade-long illegal war that was waged on the basis of false information about weapons of mass destruction and sold to the American people as a quick military intervention. Hundreds of thousands, including many civilians and children, died as a result of that war, in which the U.S. used weapons that have been widely condemned, such as white phosphorous, napalm-class weapons and weapons containing depleted uranium. Iraq is still dealing with the catastrophic aftermath, which includes skyrocketing rates in birth defects and cancer widely attributed to the use of these weapons (http://righttoheal.org/). The U.S. should be accounting for this harm and making reparations, not readying to engage militarily once again.

UN officials are calling for political solutions to the crisis in Syria – not additional violence. The Obama administration needs to act in concert with other countries and international legal bodies to broker a political settlement in Syria and bring an immediate cessation of violence. Diplomacy and the rule of law, including international law, must be our guideposts for acting in this situation. http://bit.ly/1dxjepR

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. Insight: starts paying for Russian weapons to boost ties with Moscow

previously used incendiary weapons & targeted schools– : Now this week’s attack:

Don’t break international law to send the message that using chemical weapons violates intl law via

My latest . „RIP, The Doctrine of Humanitarian Intervention?“ via

Economist on 3 choices: do nothing, regime change, punish Assad regime. But protection of civilians shld b key.

Reportedly activists who filmed aftermath of Aug21 attack in all died of toxins except 1. By

. presser on incendiary weapons use &relevant int law: General on incendiary arms

Ever the Realist RT : thoughts on legal (non-)basis for Syria attack

What the UK thinks the law is: vs. what most lawyers think the law is:

Use of force as per requires authority, defines scope of crimes, includes full range of action from prevention to response.

≠ humanitarian interv: HI implies action w/o collective authority, unclear definition of “humanitarian”, only focuses on military

Saudi finally bans domestic violence: unlike where beating or raping your spouse it is not a criminal offence

Nach Gesprächen mit , , beriet Kanzlerin heute auch mit Präs. über Syrien.

Our fact sheets are meant to help med professionals diagnose, treat & document exposure to CW

Genocide Alert: Impact of limited air strikes on civilians. „Protecting cIvilians must be top priority“

Statement by ICRtoP member on :

What govts are saying on !US:concludes Syria carried out chemical weapons attacks, no decision on strikes

What govts are saying about Syria!UK:Syria strike justified on humanitarian grounds as they propose UN res.

Pillar III tools of RtoP: fact-finding missions, referral of cases to , sanctions, arms embargoes, & use of force

The Moral Case on When the Law is Lacking – latest from GCR2P Board Chair Gareth Evans:

chief expects report on chemical weapons probe on Saturday via

„Chemical weapon use by regime: UK government legal position“ published by

UK Joint Intelligence Com concludes it is „highly likely“ that the regime is responsible f Aug21 attacks.

Under framework, yes. Must go through UNSC. If Council deadlocked, as has been, must go through GA. Exhaust all UN options.

chemical weapons mission to arrive in New York Saturday afternoon, meeting is expected on Sunday – UNSC diplo.

RT gov outlines their legal case for military strike on in response to …

RT – News providers targeted by both government and opposition forces

What has done and how it has already applied in the sit in

Lots of misinfo today, quick reminder – use of force to protect populations from mass atrocities under requires authorization

| The European Council on Foreign Relations via

Britain proposes resolution; objects

US officer who developed options says punitive military strikes w/o strategic political plan counterproductive

Jack Goldsmith RT : Why Doesn’t President Obama Seek Congressional Approval for Syria? » Lawfare

Shorter Dapo Akande on humanitarian intervention and international law: Fake it until you make it

RT : „House lawmakers demand say in approving Syria strike“ note only 22 signed, all but 1 GOP

: Any armed intervention should be judged by how well it protects all civilians from further atrocities

– le communiqué de dans la perspective d’une possible intervention militaire (VF dans la journée)

RT: weapons inspectors should be given time to „establish the facts“ on , UN Secr-General says

referral would be a strong message 2ALL parties 2 conflict that P5members wont protect them if they commit war crimes

https://twitter.com/LotteLeicht1/status/372642574533545984

has been paralyzed on atrocities due2 & vetoes/stonewalling incl peaceful&nonbias measures such as referral

Chris Borgen at Peace Palace 100: Getting Reintroduced to the Permanent Court of Arbitration

The Down And Dirty About Nerve Agents Like

Syria – Another Brick in the Wall of Russia’s Isolation | The Interpreter via

– War is looming, but is justice possible? ’s for

Speaking on Al Jazeera concerning the legality of possible of military intervention in Syria

Alas, the limits of idealism RT : On this day in 1928, world powers signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact outlawing war

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kellogg

Syrian Peace and the Bosnia Precedent

UN unlikely to give mandate to airstrikes on Syria

http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/16/world/un-details-its-failure-to-stop-95-bosnia-massacre.html

’s wanting analogue: on ’s precedent for the int’l-legal underpinnings of third-party interventions: .

UN says its team in will visit suspected chemical weapons site tomorrow. Full access is key.

says 1/2of new rebel recruits f camps r under 18.Recruiting child soldiers under 15 is a war crime

WH : ’s regime again refused to provide UN access to site. „Now too late to be credible because evidence significantly corrupted.“

Sr US official: At this juncture, any belated decision by the regime to grant access to UN team would be too late to be credible.

More than 3,000 people suffer from neurotoxic symptoms in Syria – MSF

Russia accuses ’s opposition of preventing an „objective investigation“ into alleged chemical attack

now says chemical weapons evidence was fabricated in advance of this week’s attack to frame government

Informative, , , .

is RT: worth noting that no one seems worried abt domestic US Constitutionality of a strike

https://twitter.com/opiniojuris/status/371323694045732864

My latest: Obama Cites International Law as Limit on U.S. Response to Syria’s Chemical Weapons Attack

nonformal legitimation (plenty of thar for Kosovo campaign)

https://twitter.com/opiniojuris/status/371263216980328448

http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/16/world/un-details-its-failure-to-stop-95-bosnia-massacre.html

Jack Goldmsith on the Kosovo precedent: . Wish he’d mentioned that Kofi Annan retroactively blessed it, though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofi_Annan_peace_plan_for_Syria

: Thousands Suffering Neurotoxic Symptoms Treated in Hospitals Supported by

and : Intervention Then and Now by Michael Ignatieff:

:3600 patients treated w „neurotoxic symptoms“ f area of alleged CW attack on Aug21. 355 patients died …

:symptoms of patients,epidemiological patterns,contamination of medical workers strongly indicate mass exposure 2neurotoxic agent

President Rouhani acknowledges for 1st time chemical weapons killed people in –> |

Le président iranien reconnaît l’utilisation d’armes chimiques en Syrie

„It’s 1999 in “ FM calls f int intervention 2halt killing on civ casualties

The Just War Tradition and the Paradox of Policy Failure in Syria | Shadow Government

Nat Sec Advisor : US will treat lack of cooperation by Assad on CW investigation as evidence of guilt

Physicians for Human Rights – PHR Experts Comment on Video Footage from alleged CW attacks in via

Genius. The U.N. is now blocking its own chemical weapons investigation in . …

 ORF – 1 Million Kinder geflüchtet, die Hälfte aller Syrien-Flüchtlinge http://news.orf.at/stories/2195856/2195834

DCHRS | Casualties Report | Total Deaths: 786| Wednesday 21/8/2013

التقرير اليومي لشهداء يوم السبت 21-08-2013

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: Mass Apology and the Genocide – Should Rwanda apologise for on behalf of perpetrators

Obama won’t rush into costly entanglement but believes gassing of civilians could threaten core interest

calls on to allow probe of alleged attack w. still trying to convene a conf. for pol. settlement

opposition spokesman says 6 doctors died after treating victims of alleged chemical attack.

Special Advisers on and on the alleged use of chemical weapons in :

Violence Overshadowed By Other Crises Civilians at risk of mass atrocity crimes as violence increases

New Statement on Alleged Chemical Weapon Use in from Special Advisers on Prev of and the :

activists say they are smuggling out body tissue samples f victims of alleged CW attack outside Damascus

CPJ write presidential candidates. leader should take a stand against abuses incl in

must tell that discriminatory, degrading anti-gay law violates Olympic Charter ’s assurances to of non-discrimination during aren’t very reassuring says

It’s obvious. But BKM’s decision to send disarmnt chief, Angela Kane, to Damascus makes clear Ake Sellstrom cdnt get access to CW sites

Rebels: Syrian medics die after treating attack victims via

Hi there – You’ll notice that AIPR has a new Twitter user name – – let the & tweets continue!

The government don’t want to tell us who they have invited to the London arms fair next month. Wonder why?

Russia Says Syria Chemical Attack Claims May Target Peace Talks: Reports alleging the use of chemical weapons …

Foreign mercenaries in Syria intimidating Alawites, Kurds

: requesting govt to grant access for chem weapons team to sites of yesterday’s attacks

, news agencies report. Funeral for Esmail Heydari held today in Amol

UPDATE: Alleged chemical attacks ’serious escalation‘ according to ..Over 40 countries call for action

’s eyewitness testimonies from chem weapons attack in : should demand access for investigators.

statement on attack in . International inaction

UPDATE: opposition demands urgent U.N. probe into alleged chemical attacks

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Read our latest ListServ! Includes sections on chem weapons attack, crisis in , & POC debate

. stops short of demanding chemical attack probe&believes attacks need to be confirmed b4 action taken

Use of chem weapons tday in Syria = war crime. UNSC must act. See statement

opposition pres. candidate Rustam Ibragimbekov’s application submitted to Central Election Commission

Turkey says all ‚red lines‘ in Syria have been crossed

دمشق- جفرا بهاء ما من ناجين في زملكا، ومن بقي هناك مصابون ويمكن وضعهم في خانة „مشاريع موتى“ وليس ناجين، حتى إن…

–Victims of chemical weaponry: (more than 50…

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asking same q, but so far been no consequences. “: What possible reasons wd Assad regime have for using CW?

Ban Ki-moon is prepared to conduct investigation into Wednesday’s alleged Syria attack

If govt has nothing to hide it shld let UN inspectors visit the sites of chemical attacks immediately

100s dead, doctors and witnesses describing horrific details of the attack, and the govt claims it didn’t do it

My report on apparent chemical weapons attack in today. Upsetting to watch and to report.

Rather than seeking truth&demanding cooperation w CW investigators & once again choose 2protect govt&ignore victims

: witnesses describe to symptoms & delivery methods consistent w chemical nerve agents use in attack 2day

On , updated with links to Prez summary, DSG talk, embedded tweets # UK Parham video

Latest ICRtoP listserv includes reports on chemical weapon use in Syria and latest events in Egypt–

. 2013 report on discusses policy opt. for atrocity prev. Are there any you think the report left out?

Seriously?! The UN experts will stay in their hotel in Damascus and not investigate the chemical attack that killed 100s?

If so sure the chemical attack in was a „provocation“ by the opposition, why would it opposed the UNSC call for a UN probe?

: свидетели рассказывают о хим атаке; прав-во должно позволить экспертам ООН немедленно расследовать

: Witnesses- Alleged Chemical Attacks; Govt shld Give UN Investigators Immediate Access

On , not only no Press Statement – not even „Elements to the Press.“ Just a summary of meeting.

: witnesses describe to symptoms & delivery methods consistent w chemical nerve agents use in attack 2day

: & partners officially requested to launch an urgent investigation

Unsurprisingly, word is that usual suspects and are the ones preventing a strong Security Council statement on

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