The possibility of prosecuting ISIS crimes in Syria before the International Criminal Court

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of International Law, Law Faculty, University of Qom, Iran

2 PhD Candidate , Department of International Law, Law Faculty, University of Qom

10.22091/jcem.2023.9348.1018

Abstract

Abstract
The emergence of ISIS led to changes in the concept of terrorism in its traditional form, so the crimes of ISIS in Syria were among the most heinous crimes, and thus we can classify these crimes as war crimes or crimes against humanity and even crimes of genocide. Although it is clear that Syria can prosecute and prosecute members of this group based on its territorial jurisdiction, it is also possible for the United Nations Security Council based on Article 17 of the Cooperation Agreement between the United Nations and the International Criminal Court, and Article 13 of the Statute of the Court, referral International crimes of ISIS members to the International Criminal Court, but dealing with impunity in the face of crimes of terrorist groups such as ISIS in Syria faces challenges in reality. The perpetrators of these crimes are in violation of the regulations that all governments share in protecting and implementing, so it is the duty of every government to exercise its criminal jurisdiction over those responsible and supervising these crimes and to take such a decision, to respect the application of justice to ensure international protection against violators of the basic values and systems of the international community, and accountability that can Executing it through one of the three methods: 1- Referring the case to a member state to the court. 2 - The Security Council requests the Prosecutor General to conduct an investigation. 3- Investigations under the supervision of the Public Prosecutor.
The possibility of prosecuting ISIS in the International Criminal Court and the challenges it faced in this regard are the focus of the following article, which was dealt with using the descriptive and analytical method.

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Legal studies for Islamic countries
Volume 1, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
September 2024
Pages 56-80

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  • Receive Date: 25 April 2023
  • Revise Date: 04 September 2023
  • Accept Date: 19 September 2023
  • First Publish Date: 19 September 2023
  • Publish Date: 01 September 2024

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