Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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PhD student, Department of Public International Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran.
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Assistant Professor of International Law, Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran
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Assistant. Professor, Department of Law, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran.
10.30510/psi.2022.353620.3777
Abstract
It seems necessary to pay attention to the nature, origin, goals and means of applying unilateral sanctions of the United States of America against Iran and evaluate it with the criteria of international rules extracted from international trade law documents and economic rules that governments are required to comply with. In this descriptive-analytical research, the legitimacy of America's cross-border sanctions has been examined from the perspective of international law. The results of the research show that according to the fundamental principles of general international law and the provisions of international documents of the United Nations system, the unilateral sanctions of the United States against Iran have no legal validity, and from the point of view of humanitarian needs, their moral legitimacy is also ruled out. The imposition of unilateral economic sanctions by the United States against Iran has caused severe economic pressures to be imposed on the Iranian people and the adverse effects related to indicators such as inflation, devaluation of the national currency, economic stagnation, reduction in purchasing power, restrictions on travel and trade, unemployment rate, etc. It will cause devastating damage especially to the middle class and vulnerable economic strata. Considering the unfavorable economic conditions and the economic crisis governing the livelihood of the Iranian people, the violation of their basic human rights, including the right to life, the right to health and hygiene, the right to a dignified life, the right to shelter, food and essential needs, the right to freedom of travel and trade,
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