French Arrest Warrants for Bashar al-Assad and the Power of In Absentia Judicial Proceedings

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Friday, September 12, 2025

Author:

Dimitris Konstantopoulos

Volume:

41

Issue:

10

Abstract:

In September 2025, a French judge issued an arrest warrant for Bashar al-Assad and six former Syrian government officials for war crimes due to their role in the killings of journalists during the Syrian Civil War.