mahnaz rasihidi; Ali Mashhadi
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After assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani on January 2020 by the USA, an issue that arose between Iranian and international jurists from the beginning was the legal response of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the incident. This key question came to mind that which legal ...
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After assassination of Major General Qassem Soleimani on January 2020 by the USA, an issue that arose between Iranian and international jurists from the beginning was the legal response of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the incident. This key question came to mind that which legal response to US illegal action should or can take place? In this regard, numerous opinions and guidelines were put forward by national and international jurists. Lodging Complaint in international judicial bodies, putting forward the criminal responsibility of the perpetrators, self-defense, reprisal and countermeasure, putting forward the US government's international responsibility before International Court of Justice, lodging complaint before national courts and employing human rights means to condemn US were the most important ones among these guidelines. This paper attempts to examine these legal responses within the context of existing international law and national legal rules of Iran and Iraq. The basic presumption of this article in answering the main question is that among the legal remedies available in the current circumstances lodging a complaint in International Court of Justice seems more appropriate.
Ali Mashadi; Mousa Karami; Hossein Habibi Kojidi
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Abstract One of the new-fangled phenomenon that has impaired the rights and health of women and consequently humanity and security of the society is the heinous act of acid throwing on the body and face of women and young girls. Acid violence, as a modern form of violence against women, is considered ...
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Abstract One of the new-fangled phenomenon that has impaired the rights and health of women and consequently humanity and security of the society is the heinous act of acid throwing on the body and face of women and young girls. Acid violence, as a modern form of violence against women, is considered the reflection of gender inequality and discrimination in society. This act affects not only its victims, but also their family and society. Under Islamic jurisprudence, acid throwing falls under Hirabah in terms of type of the weapon and is regarded Corruption on Earth in the view of the act's repetition. Being a kind of gender-based discrimination and violence against women, and consequently breach of their fundamental human rights, this act is forbidden undoubtedly in accordance with International Human Rights Law (IHRL). Accordingly, states must exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and punish the perpetrators of acid attacks against women. The present article, through a descriptive-analytic method and by means of content analysis, aims to illustrate the acid throwing under Islamic Law and IHRL.