Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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PhD student in Law, Criminal Law and Criminology, Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Islamic Azad University, Amol, Iran
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Assistant Professor of Law, Chalous Branch, Islamic Azad University, Chalous, Iran
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Faculty member and Assistant Professor of Law department, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University (IAU), Qaemshahr, Iran.
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to "International efforts to combat the financing of terrorism and the approach of the Iranian legal system to it". The method of compiling this research is descriptive-analytical. The findings show that the most effective ways to combat terrorism is to fight financing and drain their financial resources. To this end, countries, either directly or through the United Nations and resorting to legal means, have prepared and prepared documents in this regard. Internationally and within the framework of international law, measures such as the ratification of conventions and the formation of working groups have been taken to eliminate the financial resources of terrorists. In terms of their importance and formal validity and binding description, Security Council resolutions, in particular Resolution 1 adopted in 2001, are of paramount importance; Secondly, the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (3), drafted by the United Nations; Then, there are the eight special recommendations as well as some related forty recommendations of the Financial Action Group. Counter-terrorism financing is currently being pursued in a variety of ways, including taking precautionary measures to identify prematurely transferred resources to assist terrorist operations, as well as response measures such as punishing perpetrators of terrorist financing and seizing assets. They have become an international obligation.
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