![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() However, there are also disadvantages to this approach, as we will see later in this Perspective. This approach is understandable from a practical point of view, as it is much easier to prove this general offence than the actual crimes that have been committed on the battlefield. As a result, the laws of war (also referred to as International humanitarian law) only play a modest role. This is indeed often the case as (returning) foreign fighters are usually merely prosecuted for being members of a terrorist organisation. An often-heard justification in Western Europe not to opt for repatriation is the fact that prosecution of the adults will often lead to light sentences and thus an early release. In the past months, there has been considerable discussion about whether or not foreign fighters and their families currently detained in camps in Syria should be repatriated. ![]()
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