The Conflict in Syria and the Failure of International Law to Protect People Globally

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This book explores, through the lens of the conflict in Syria, why international law and the United Nations have failed to halt conflict and massive human rights violations around the world. It will be valuable in the areas of Public International Law, International Human Rights Law, Political Science and Peace and Security Studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Problems with International Law and International Processes 2 Syria as One of Many Rogue or Pariah States that Continually Violate the Rights of Their People 3 Enforced Disappearances and Arbitrary Detentions in Syria During the Conflict 4 What Has Been Done to Halt the Conflict in Syria 5 What Has Been Done and by Whom to Deal with the Violations, Disappearances, Detentions and the Missing in Syria? 6 Making the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) a Real and Actually Applied International Law Norm in Situations of Conflict and Mass Human Rights Violations as well as in Syria 7 Why Providing Victim Protection is Dependent on Reforming International Law and the United Nations 8 The Need for an International Victim-Orientated Process to Deal with Conflict-Related Detentions and Disappearances in Syria 9 Which Institution Should Create a New Mechanism to Search for the Disappeared and Detained in Syria? 10 The Design of a Mechanism Needed to Conduct a Search For People and Find Information for Their Families Conclusion