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Investigating and evaluating the intervention of foreign actors in the Syrian crisis based on international norms and laws

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1 PhD student of International Relations, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Gilan University. Gilan, Iran

2 Professor of International Relations, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Gilan University. Gilan, Iran

10.22059/jplsq.2022.337740.3010

Abstract

Although governments are restricted from interfering in the affairs of other countries without the approval of the Security Council; But they use international law in various ways to justify their unilateral interference in each other's internal affairs. However, customary international law and the UN Charter generally prohibit the use of force in international relations. Thus, the main question of the research is what norms and international laws do foreign actors use to justify their intervention in the Syrian crisis? The hypothesis of the present study is that the opponents of the Syrian political system, including; The United States and its regional and international allies, with the aim of equipping the opposition of the Syrian political regime and weakening the regime, as well as controlling and dismantling the Iranian-centered resistance front in the region, claiming international peace and security and sometimes with reasons. Humanitarian intervention in the Syrian crisis; Meanwhile, Iran and Russia entered the Syrian conflict on the principle of invitation and at the request of the legitimate Syrian government, and never intended to pursue territorial expansion and dominate the region. Qualitative analysis method has been used to analyze the research data.

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  • Receive Date: 26 January 2022
  • Revise Date: 03 July 2022
  • Accept Date: 24 October 2022
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