Interntional intervention in Syria appears to be imminent. Is it practical or legal
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• Chemical weapons have been used in Syria and have changed the position of major Western governments
• Their use in Syria was illegal under the 1925 Geneva Protocol, which Syria ratified in 1968, and under customary international law
• A UN inspection is under way
• The illegal use of chemical weapons does not affect the legality of outside intervention in Syria, which remains unclear without a Security Council resolution
• The options for military intervention are complicated and expensive
• Public opinion in the UK is firmly against intervention other than humanitarian
• Syria has one of the largest arsenals of chemical weapons in the Middle East
Intervention in Syria (238 KB , PDF)
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