Thursday, April 8, 2021
Volume:
37
Issue:
4
Abstract:
On February 24, 2021, a German court convicted former Syrian secret police officer Eyad al-Gharib of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity during the Syrian Civil War. The landmark decision is the first example of a national court – as opposed to the International Criminal Court – convicting a relatively high-ranking officer for war crimes committed during the now decade-long conflict in Syria.