The Possibility of Prosecuting the Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria by the International Criminal Court

This is an essay or article examining a legal question arising from the Syrian conflict, which began with political protests in early 2011 and quickly escalated into armed internal conflict. The piece focuses on two significant chemical weapons attacks during that conflict, one in August 2013 that killed approximately 1,400 people and another in April 2017 that left around 100 dead and 400 wounded. The central legal question addressed is whether the use of chemical weapons can be prosecuted under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, given that such use is not explicitly listed as a crime in that statute.