Syrian Legal Platform

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Definition of The Syrian
Legal Platform

It’s a Joint Syrian Space - Independent Syrian Platform to coordinate efforts and dialogue between organizations and Syrian gatherings interested in the Syrian legal affair.

Definition of The Syrian
Legal Platform

It’s a Joint Syrian Space - Independent Syrian Platform to coordinate efforts and dialogue between organizations and Syrian gatherings interested in the Syrian legal affair.

After nine years from the eruption of the Syrian Revolution in 2011 and with the decrease of the military works, the legal file comes on the top of the cases raised by the revolution. Whether on the dimension of the cases that were one of the revolution’s reasons and objectives, to reach a democratic state governed by a new social decade based on the separation of powers, independence of the judiciary, rule of the law and respecting the rights and freedoms of the citizens. Or on the dimension of the legal cases that increased during the years of conflict because of severe violations for the international human rights law and international humanitarian law which included killing outside the frame of the law as well as detention, forced disappearance, violations on properties and driving away millions of the Syrians this is in addition to the legal situations imposed by the state of displacement and asylum which need treatment. Or on the dimension of the legal cases from a future perspective in the light of talking about political solution and new constitution as well as preparing the country for elections under the oversight of United Nations and what accompanies this of transitional justice cases, the return of the refugees and displaced persons to their places of origin as well as property restitution.

Like a trace of hope during the years of conflict, a Syrian civil society emerged in Syria, it began its works actively in the legal field and worked on developing its tools and building its skills and contributed in serving these cases. Pursuant to the concurrence of all concerned persons in this field about the need to increase coordination between them, many meetings were held at the second half of 2019 between Assistance Coordination Unit as a side interested in coordinating efforts and providing support for civil society initiatives, and Legal Experts Team which is consisted of a group of experts that are specialized in providing assistance in the legal affairs about what organization, specialized agencies and civil society organizations need in order to implement their programs and projects.

The discussions during these meetings were focused on finding a format for coordinating the works of interested persons in the legal file as well as exchanging information and knowledge, enhancing effect and covering all presented fields. Consultations have been expanded to include most of the competent organizations and it was agreed on forming a legal platform as a joint space to coordinate efforts and in order to guarantee its continuation, Assistance Coordination Unit undertook to provide logistical support and on the other hand the experts team undertook to provide technical support.

The efforts succeeded on 26 February 2019 in launching the first meeting for the Syrian Platform which was called for by Assistance Coordination Unit as a logistical side, Peace, Justice and Documentation Association (APJD) as a host for the Legal Experts Team and Civilians for Justice and Peace Organization as a facilitator side. About 22 persons attended as representatives for legal sides. After this meeting many meetings were held and resulted in agreeing on defining the Platform and its objectives. The number of participants increased to reach 34 legal sides under the hosting of Assistance Coordination Unit with its logistical role as well as Legal Experts Team with its technical role.

Vision of The Syrian Legal Platform

A Syrian Society that believe in its rights and defend them and able to practice its rights till reaching a country of law and organizations.

Vision of The Syrian Legal Platform

A Syrian Society that believe in its rights and defend them and able to practice its rights till reaching a country of law and organizations.

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SLP Teams

Technical Working Groups

They are concentrated technical work groups that rise through communication between participants of the Platform and each work group is concerned in a specific field of human rights or rule of law fields and focuses on discussing and coordinating efforts as well as preparing researches and recommendations and providing advocacy for a specific file.

MoSLP

They are concentrated technical work groups that rise through communication between participants of the Platform and each work group is concerned in a specific field of human rights or rule of law fields and focuses on discussing and coordinating efforts as well as preparing researches and recommendations and providing advocacy for a specific file.

Pi SLP

They are concentrated technical work groups that rise through communication between participants of the Platform and each work group is concerned in a specific field of human rights or rule of law fields and focuses on discussing and coordinating efforts as well as preparing researches and recommendations and providing advocacy for a specific file.

The Host of The Syrian Legal Platform

Assistance Coordination Unit hosts the Syrian Legal Platform with the purpose of securing the legal cover for the works of the Platform and facilitating communication between participants, stakeholders and audience as well as providing necessary facilitations for organizing periodic and exceptional meetings of the Platform and following its outcomes. In addition to that ACU works on providing all managerial, media and logistical services as well as culture of information that support the Platform, managing database, Platform’s archive and website in addition to continuous work on providing necessary resources to support, coordinate and enhance works of the Platform. This is in addition to work with the technical supervisor to advocate the Platform and its outcomes with the Syrian society and activists of the Syrian affair and donating countries as well as continuous work on developing the platform and supporting it by consultation with participating organizations.

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