نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد حقوق بین الملل
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسنده [English]
In the contemporary international arena, we less frequently witness widespread wars employing coercive force and military power. The current global stage is increasingly one where soft power is exercised through political, economic, and social tools, enabling states to assert their influence and objectives internationally. Sanctions, primarily an economic instrument, involve restricting a state, group, or individual from certain privileges, resources, or even rights to compel compliance with the interests of the sanctioning state. This tool is deemed permissible and unobjectionable if applied within the framework of international rules and regulations and does not harm the rights of states or humanity. Throughout modern history, the United States has imposed sanctions on various states and groups, with perhaps the longest, broadest, and most severe being those against Iran following the Islamic Revolution of 1979. In this article, through a detailed examination of the history of sanctions and their economic dimensions on the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, we analyze their impacts on the characteristics of economic human rights as outlined in foundational documents of international law, particularly the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. The authors contend that U.S. sanctions, despite incorporating certain humanitarian exemptions within their legal texts, violate the economic rights of Iranians at both individual and societal levels. These sanctions must be adjusted—and in some cases revoked—to align with human rights norms, which are predominantly universal and binding in nature.
These sanctions must be adjusted—and in some cases revoked—to align with human rights norms, which are predominantly universal and binding in nature.
کلیدواژهها [English]
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