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France's highest court to decide on Bashar al-Assad's immunity over Syria chemical attacks

France’s highest court will rule on Friday whether former Syrian President Bashar al- Assad can be stripped of head-of-state immunity, a decision that could clear the way for his trial in absentia ...
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Bashar Al-Assad can be prosecuted in France, but the Court missed an opportunity to make history

France's court dropped Assad's warrant citing immunity, but rights groups stress the ruling still clears a path for future accountability. This statement was originally published on scm.bz While the ...
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France’s highest court upholds some of Bashar Assad’s legal protections, but permits future warrants

FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2010 file photo, then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addresses reporters at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Remy de la ...
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France’s highest court upholds some of Bashar Assad’s legal protections, but permits future warrants

PARIS (AP) — France’s highest court on Friday upheld some of Syrian ex-leader Bashar Assad’s personal immunity as a head of state while green-lighting possible future war crime warrants, drawing ...