Of Law and Morals: The Use of Force and the Syrian Conflict

I. Introduction With regards to the internal conflict in Syria, the optimistic nomenclature of an ‘Arab Spring’ has fallen into desuetude. A series of protests against the Assad regime in Syria in March 2011 escalated into an armed conflict between governmental forces and dispersed rebel groups. As of March 2014, over 146,000 people have been reported… More Of Law and Morals: The Use of Force and the Syrian Conflict