TY - JOUR ID - 87106 TI - Biological Sterilization, an Example of a Crime against Humanity JO - Public Law Studies Quarterly JA - JPLSQ LA - en SN - 2423-8120 AU - Aghalar, Aliasghar AU - Raei, Masoud AD - Ph.D. Student in International Law, Faculty of Law, Islamic Azad University of Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran AD - Prof., Department of International Law, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran Y1 - 2023 PY - 2023 VL - 53 IS - 1 SP - 351 EP - 371 KW - bioterrorism KW - Biological agents KW - International Criminal Court KW - Crime against Humanity KW - sterilization DO - 10.22059/jplsq.2021.324547.2784 N2 - Disrupting or deactivating the reproductive power in humans due to biological agents is called biological sterilization. In this type of sterilization, which is an irreversible process, people become deprived of the ability to have children forever. Since biological agents are used to sterilize people, it is also called a bioterrorist action because the deliberate use of biological agents as a weapon in terrorist activities is called bioterrorism. In this bioterrorist action, the life, health and safety of human beings is endangered through biological agents for specific purposes, so it can also be considered a clear violation of human rights and a crime against humanity. The purpose of this article, which uses a descriptive- analytical method, is to prove that under the Statute of the International Criminal Court, the use of biological agents (bioterrorism) for sterilization due to their dangerous characteristics and harmful effects can be considered a crime against humanity. UR - https://jplsq.ut.ac.ir/article_87106.html L1 - https://jplsq.ut.ac.ir/article_87106_2811c83c24044ed6105af91e9c3e0403.pdf ER -