The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will host a talk with Michael P. Scharf, co-dean of the School of Law and the Joseph C. Hostetler – BakerHostetler Professor of Law, titled “Syrian Use of Chemical Weapons and the Changing Law of Humanitarian Intervention.”
Scharf’s talk will be held Friday, June 21, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Landmark Centre Building (25700 Science Park Dr., Beachwood).
The talk will cost $21 for Siegal Lifelong Learning Program members and $26 for nonmembers. The cost includes lunch.
Talk details
The Assad regime is poised to launch a campaign against Idlib, the last rebel stronghold in Syria. The U.S. and its allies have warned that if Syria uses chemical weapons, they will again respond with airstrikes as they did last April.
Is such humanitarian intervention lawful without Security Council authorization? Join Scharf for this discussion of the implications of the April airstrikes for the future of international law and foreign policy.