http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20170228-121806 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/military-strikes-against-syria-would-be-illegal/ Military Strikes against Syria would be illegal Simon, Sven ger 2013-09-05 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 A military strike by any State against Syria for alleged use of chemical weapons would be illegal under international law unless it had been previously sanctioned by the United Nations, regardless of whether the use of chemical weapons has been proven or not. Neither the U.S. President nor the Congress is entitled to take punitive action against Syria.