TY - JOUR ID - 67634 TI - The Approach of International Law to Hostile Propaganda for War JO - Public Law Studies Quarterly JA - JPLSQ LA - en SN - 2423-8120 AU - Rikhtegar, Reihane AU - Kadkhodaei, Abbas Ali AD - Ph.D. Student in International Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran AD - Prof., Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2018 PY - 2018 VL - 48 IS - 3 SP - 525 EP - 545 KW - freedom of expression KW - Hostile Propaganda KW - International Law KW - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights KW - Armed Conflict DO - 10.22059/jplsq.2018.213056.1316 N2 - Following the development of communicational technologies, countries gradually found out about the unexpected role of propaganda in manipulating people’s mind in global relations. So, throughout history countries and people started broadcasting propaganda to convince the world that their hostile and illegal acts are necessary or humanitarian. Propaganda was specifically used to incite to war and its examples could be seen in United States invasion of Iraq, the case of Ukraine and ISIS propaganda. The purpose of this article is to explain the dimensions and status of hostile propaganda for war in international law by an analytical-descriptive method. Unlike what people might think, it has been repeatedly mentioned and condemned in international law. The most important example is article 20(1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It is also indicated in the procedures of international tribunals and the resolutions of international organizations. In order to confront such increasing process, it is essential to study the approach of international law on propaganda for war. UR - https://jplsq.ut.ac.ir/article_67634.html L1 - https://jplsq.ut.ac.ir/article_67634_8bc6b20f7f873daf3be490580c960da6.pdf ER -