The precedent on an issue is the collective body of judicially announced principles that a court should consider when interpreting the law. When a precedent establishes an important legal principle, or represents new or changed law on a particular issue, that precedent is often known as a landmark decision.
Applicable Legal Rules. The rules of international humanitarian law apply to the conflict in Syria because it is a non-international armed conflict: an intense conflict between a government and a number of well-organised rebel groups.. Breaches of International Law during the Conflict in Syria. Documenting all of the violations of international law carried out during the Syrian conflict would be an immense task, one that perhaps only the International Criminal Court (ICC) or a specialist tribunal could attempt (see below).
Syria. Syriaâs bloody armed conflict has led to a humanitarian crisis with millions internally displaced or seeking refuge in neighboring countries. The government and pro-government militias have attacked heavily populated areas, killing civilians with indiscriminate weapons such as cluster munitions and barrel bombs. Government forces have also arbitrarily arrested, forcibly disappeared, and tortured people, many of whom died in detention.