Akhavan and Sniderman: Here's how we can hold Syria accountable

After Bashar Assad suffocated children with poison gas in April, Donald Trump retaliated with Tomahawk missiles. But Syria’s victims deserve more than occasional vigilantism.
The crimes continue: photos released by the U.S. State Department suggest the Syrian regime is incinerating the bodies of thousands of murdered political prisoners.
The Assad government must face judgment by an international court.
In theory, Assad and his top generals should be tried by the International Criminal Cou