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Crimes committed against civilians during war can be especially heinous, but when those crimes are committed with planned intent to destroy an ethnic or religious community, international law applies the unique label of “genocide.” It is not a charge used…

Siege—the blockade and subjugation of a city—is an ancient and enduring strategy of war, responsible for some of the cruelest events in modern conflict: the battles of Sevastopol during the Crimean War, of Leningrad during World War II, and of…

David Crane, Professor of Practice in the College of Law, and Zachary Lucas, a College of Law student, were both interviewed by CNYCentral.com for a story about the new white paper by the Syrian Accountability Project

The Syrian Accountability Project, an initiative at Syracuse College of Law, is unveiling new evidence that the catastrophic gas attack on the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun was a crime against humanity and a war crime. The 45-member organization, staffed…