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).
Syrian Armed Forces. The Syrian Arab Armed Forces (Arabic: Ø§ÙÙÙØ§Øª Ø§ÙÙØ³ÙØ­Ø© Ø§ÙØ¹Ø±Ø¨ÙØ© Ø§ÙØ³ÙØ±ÙØ©ââ) are the military forces of Syria. They consist of the Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air Force, Syrian Arab Air Defense Force, and several paramilitary forces, such as the National Defence Force. According to the Syrian constitution, the President of Syria is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The military is a conscripted force; males serve in the military upon reaching the age of 18, but there are many women in the armed forces.