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Counterintervention on Behalf of the Syrian Opposition? An Illustration of the Need for Greater Clarity in the Law

More than two years and over 100,000 deaths after the first overt signs of dissidence,1 few would deny that the conflict in Syria has escalated into a full-fledged civil war. As reports of atrocities and growing sectarianism mounted, so did calls by many in the West to “do something”2 to help topple the Assad regime and bring peace to the embattled country. Such appeals peaked following the alleged large-scale use of chemical weapons by the regime,3 at which point a U.S. military strike appeared imminent despite President Obama’s own doubts as to the legality of unilateral action.4 Although the prospects of a direct strike were greatly diminished by Assad’s subsequent agreement to dismantle his chemical weapons stock,5 the U.S.