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Siamak Rahpeik,
Volume 16, Issue 2 (5-2009)
Abstract

The inhuman acts of Israel in the Gaza Strip (2008-9) have seriously violated the international humanitarian law.International documents such as the Geneva Convention (IV) and Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions (II) relating to protecting civilians during armed conflicts have clearly indicated violation of humanitarian law during Israeli’s deadly offensive at the turn of the year. Under these laws and other documents such as Convention on the Rights of the Child, the crimes and violence against Gaza’s children created a particular form of inhuman acts. Also, in accordance with the statute of International Criminal Court, the Israeli onslaught can be called as war crimes and genocide. Considering the violation of fundamental human rights of Gazans in all circumstances, the prosecution of persons who committed the crimes are possible regardless of their nationality or ratification of treaties and conventions.

Volume 20, Issue 1 (5-2016)
Abstract

On April 2 2013, the United Nations General Assembly adopted, by a large majority, the Arms Trade Treaty(ATT); a treaty focusing on conventional weapons, with the aim of taking a step forward not only in regulating the arms trade but also in dealing with its related challenges. As trade in conventional arms touches on many complex legal and policy issues related to commerce, national security, human rights and humanitarian law, it is expected that the ATT would be also able to deal with most of these sensitive and challenging matters. In order to evaluate its achievements and possible impact, this article starts by reviewing the international arrangements and regulations, which existed before the conclusion of the ATT. Based on this study, and through a critical structural analysis of the newly adopted treaty, its strengths and the deficiencies will be studied. The ATT came into force on December 24 2014. While the Islamic Republic of Iran is not yet a party to this treaty, the treaty has important implications for the national security of all states even non-members.
 
Somayeh Azami,
Volume 20, Issue 3 (7-2013)
Abstract

The rapid and intensive progress in science and technology in the world, despite its abundant advantages and gifts of welfare and comfort for the mankind, in many ways, it has pushed human security to face grave tragic events. To give an example, the progress in chemistry before the Great War, made it possible to produce and use toxic gases including Phosgene gas causing enormous deaths of both military personnel and civilians. Another example in man’s progress in nuclear physics led to innovating nuclear bomb with no precedent and unheard of in terms of mass destruction and ruins. In turn, the international humanitarian law, despite its progress in recent decades, has had been slower than the development of aforementioned scientific progresses. Nonetheless, one should consider the point that those disciplines of human sciences have more essential and fundamental principles that provide it with the ability to prevail with new conditions and situations. To elaborate the subject, although the international humanitarian law lacks explicit rules, regulations and treaties in addressing many of the modern armaments and warfare, it still possesses the principle of distinction, principle of unnecessary pain and suffering, principle of preventing vast and long-term damages that could be enforced on new arms by assessing its legality in order to boost human security.  The present paper aims at studying various aspects of this issue.

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