Public Law Studies Quarterly

United States’ Lawfare Agianst Iran from the Viewpoint of International Law

Document Type : Article

Authors

Seyed Hossein Sadat Meidani 1
Mohammadreza Mohammadi 2

1 Assistant Prof. in International Law, School of International Relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tehran, Iran

2 MA. in Diplomacy and International Organizations, School of International Relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jplsq.2021.329970.2879
Abstract
Lawfare is a strategy of misusing law as a tool to achieve national and security interests which pursues the goals of an armed conflict without resorting to force. The lawfare actor misuses the existing gaps in international law to inflict the most damage to the targeted party, while there is no specific legal system to confront these actions. In lawfare, the rule of law is distorted. The complexities of lawfare have given the initiative to strong states that have appropriate legal infrastructures. In this way, the United States has been able to misuse this tool to put pressure on Iran and reach its hostile goals. The study of the US approach and practice towards the lawfare against Iran is the subject of this article. Recognizing the US practice in this regard shows that Iran has been the target of the most difficult lawfare that has been pursued through international institutions and also using domestic various strategies and initiatives.

Keywords

United States of America
Iran
financial sanctions
lawfare
rule of law

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  • Receive Date 07 September 2021
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