Investigating the Government Violation of the Origin of the Covid-19 Virus Epidemic from the Perspective of International Law

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD student in Public Law, University of Tehran

2 Professor, Department of Public and International Law, University of Tehran,

3 Associate Professor, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran,

4 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Tehran, Department of Public Law

Abstract

The present study aims to investigate the role of the source state in the pandemic of the Corona virus within the framework of the principle of responsibility of states. The main question of the article is: how can the behavior of the government of origin in the Corona crisis be subject to international law? The hypothesis that arises from this question is that the Chinese government's non-transparent approach and irresponsible behavior at various stages of the coronavirus outbreak, including informing the World Health Organization, blames the government in terms of the rule of government responsibility. The findings of the study show that the source government, especially in relation to international health regulations, has not fulfilled its obligations and has not timely notified the organization of developments related to the corona outbreak. Accordingly, it has violated the issue of Corona from the perspective of international law, which could lead to fines and compensation for this country. The theoretical framework of the present article is the principle of state responsibility and the theory of compensation in the doctrine of international law and the method used in it is descriptive-analytical and based on the study of existing data and their interpretation.

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Political Sociology of Iran
Volume 5, Issue 2
June 2022
Pages 697-716

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