Europe and Syria: Diplomacy, Law and War

The conflict in Syria is entering its sixth year with no clear end in sight. EU Member States have a choice - continue or even escalate military involvement or seek an effective path to peace. Member States cannot do both because military involvement violates international law. Seeking peace require...

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Published in:European papers (Online. periodico) 2017-06, Vol.2 (1), p.15-21
Main Author: O'Connell, Mary Ellen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
diplomacy
International law
intervention
law
militarism
peace
war
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Summary:The conflict in Syria is entering its sixth year with no clear end in sight. EU Member States have a choice - continue or even escalate military involvement or seek an effective path to peace. Member States cannot do both because military involvement violates international law. Seeking peace requires using the methods of diplomacy on the basis of adherence to international law. Six years of unlawful intervention has not worked. It is time to give peaceful settlement a real chance, something the EU and its Member States have hardly done to date.
ISSN:2499-8249
2499-8249
DOI:10.15166/2499-8249/148