Research Objective: With International Law's aim to minimize global war and
foster predictable procedures for the conduct of political and economic affairs
among countries, the major focus of the research is to understand the
relationship which US and Iran share with each other and the implications of
this ongoing conflict between the two nations which has been further aggravated
by the killing of Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani in 2020 on International
Law. Off lately, the nations have only pulled themselves back from the brink of
war where the leaders of both the nations are left evaluating what have been
there gains and losses from this conflict that has been waged for years now,
particularly last few months.
The study has explored in depth the strained
relation which the two nations have shared from over 65 years which reached its
peak with the 1979 hostage crisis and how these strained relations over time
have affected the international front at large in terms of trade and global
peace. The study has also deeply analyzed how the international laws have been
violated keeping in mind the treaties and conventions which exist between the
two nations and proposed an option for redressal by way of arbitration by the
IRAN - UNITED STATES CLAIMS TRIBUNAL under the international arbitration laws.
Methodology: The study was carried out by the method of secondary research and
sources. The data collected has a combination of both qualitative and
quantitative data.
Us - Iran History
The two nations, US and Iran have been at odds since the time they shared
interests back in 1951. This was the first time when a tension was witnessed
amongst the Iranians and the foreign powers. Over the years, the points of
contention for this long prevailing conflict have included issues such as US and
British taking control over Iran's oil resources, the political influence of US
in Tehran, the growing desire of Iran to acquire nuclear power, and the mutual
growing influence which both the concerned nations started to have in the Middle
East. The strained relations between both the nations date back to over 65 years
which has ranged from the CIA-orchestrated overthrowing of the Prime Minister of
Iran to the ongoing tension and confrontation under President Trump.
In 1951, there was a tension over the British influence in Iran. The British
Government has an influence in Iran from the early 1900s where through the Anglo
Iranian Oil Company, the British Government had retained control over the oil
resources of Iran. This act of asserting control over the oil resources of the
nation resulted in a hue and cry with the Iranians wanting to regain control
over their natural resources. By this time, Mohammad Mossadegh was appointed as
the 35th Prime Minister of Iran and held office from 1951-1953.
Following this, in 1953, Mossadegh was overthrown by the CIA and Iran witnessed
a situation where its democracy was overthrown by a coup to which US extended
its help. The development of the conflict between the two nations started from
this period in the history of both the nations as following this act, the
Iranians started to develop anti-American sentiments. This action was carried
out by US in support of Iran's monarch, Mohammad Rese Pahlavi to rule as the
Shah of Iran. Such a foreign intervention was resented by the Iranians resulting
in the start of the history of US - Iran conflict.
In 1957, the US and Iran had jointly signed a cooperation which was concerning
the civil uses of atoms. This cooperation was seen to be a civilian nuclear
cooperation signed through the atoms for peace program.
Ahead of this cooperation by the two nations, the nations saw a period from
1959-1968 which was concerned with nuclear research and nuclear
non-proliferation. They saw the opening of the Tehran Nuclear Research Center at
the university of Tehran by Reza Shah Pahlavi as he began seeking materials and
technology form the US. Later during these years Iran became a signatory to the
treaty on non-proliferation of the nuclear weapons. Iran was allowed to maintain
a civil nuclear program in exchange for a commitment to not acquire any nuclear
weapon.
After the phase of nuclear research and nuclear non-proliferation, Iran saw a
decade from 1963-1973 which has been seen as a time when Iran enjoyed impressive
economic growth. While Iran enjoyed its economic growth, in the background,
Shah's autocracy could be seen at a rise too. As this continued to happen, there
was a resentment against Shah and US which as building through mosques with the
help of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. In 1964, Khomeini was forcefully sent to
exile but his resentment continued.
Following this decade came one of the turning points in the history of the two
nations. In 1979, Iran saw a revolution which is knowing as the Iranian
Revolution. This period in the history of Iran saw people taking to the streets
to protest against Shah's regime. His regime was largely seen as corrupt and
illegitimate by the people of Iran. Shah on January 16, 1979 announced that he
is leaving Iran to go on a vacation which was seen as the end of his regime by
the people of Iran.
From 1979-1981, the history of the nations saw the Iran Hostage Crisis which
took place after the revolution where Shah fled the country and Ayatollah took
over as the Prime Minister. Dozens of Americans were taken hostage after the
Iranian students took to the US embassy in Tehran. Their reason behind doing
this was to demand US to send back Shah who had been admitted there for cancer
to stand trial for
crimes against the Iranian people.
The two nations had already been in terms of conflict when during the Iran -
Iraq war in 1980, US backed Iraq in its invasion of neighboring Iran which
further strained the relation between US and Iran. This was the time when Qassem
Soleimani joined the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps. Even today, we see that US
claims the Islamic Republic a state sponsor of terrorism. This was first
declared by US under the administration of Reagan in the year 1984.
In 1986, president Reagan started to look for ways to improve its strained
relations with Iran while continuing to back Iraq in its war with Iran. During
this time, Americans were held hostage in Lebanon by Hezbollah, a militia which
had close ties with Iran.
In 1988, US shot down a civilian airline, Iran Air Flight 655 where everyone on
board is killed. US claims this act to be an accident whereas Iran sees it to be
intentional.
After Soleimani was appointed as the head of the Quds Force in 1997, George Bush
declared Iran as a part of an ‘Axis of Evil' in 2002. This followed after the
9/11 attacks where Iran extended its help to the US forces in its war against
the Taliban which is a mutual enemy of both the nations. But President George
Bush turned its back towards Iran in a State of the Union Axis.
In 2003, US started to voice its concerns alleging that Iran had been attempting
to develop nuclear weapons and that the inspectors from the International Atomic
Energy Agency have found traces of highly-enriched uranium at a nuclear plant in
Iran. Even though Tehran agrees to stop the production, this a short-lived as
soon after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came into power and restarted the
production.
The final phase in the history of the two nations before Trump took over the
office in 2017 is when Iran signed nuclear deal in 2013 years after negotiations
with the then president of the US, Barack Obama. This deal has been a massive
breakthrough for both the nations which have long been at odds with each other.
Current Relation Between Us And Iran
As already explained above the US and Iran have had a long-drawn history of war,
premised on Saudi Arabia being the ally of USA and the proxy war between Iran
and Saudi Arabia.
in the contemporary world the issue between the two countries can be dated back
to the year 2015, when after almost two years of deliberation president Obama
signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (hereinafter cited as JCPOA),
which Iran had signed with a group of world powers (P5 +1). Under the accord
Iran agreed to limit its sensitive nuclear activities and allow international
inspectors in return of removing economic sanctions against it.
Just after 3 years on 8th may 2018 United states finally withdrew from the
agreement after president Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum ordering
reinstatement of harsher sanctions.
This
stunt of USA strikes animosity between the two countries. An oil tanker
was shot down in Saudi Arabia, which US states was done by Iran, which was
nothing more than a mere pretense. After this US drones were shot by Iran sating
that they were in Iranian territory. Post this on 8th April 2019, Donald trump
declared Islamic revolutionary Guard Corps that is a regulated army of Iran as
a terrorist organization, in response to this Iran declared USA as a
state
sponsor of terrorism
The tensions consummated on December 27 2019, when a rocket attack on Iraqi
military base, killed a US contractor and injured several other US service men,
in defense to this US carried out strikes on sites in Iraq and Syria belonging
to Kata'ib Hezbollah.
On December 31 2019, Pro-Iranian protestors in Iraq broke into the heavily
fortified US embassy, and the final retaliation to this was the barbaric act of
US killing Qassem Soleimani on 3rd January 2020, the head of Iran's elite quads
force.
This left the whole world in a frenzy, because of the fact that general
Soleimani was a sought of national hero for Iran, and his death could have long
term ramifications for the world as a whole.
Political And Economical Implications Of The Us - Iran Conflict
The recent escalation in the US - Iran tension after the January 2020 event has
had implications for both the nations. The crisis which followed after US killed
the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike had seen retaliatory
missile strike against 2 of US's airbuses from Iran's side. Even though this
crisis has been seen to be short-lived with a war being avoided, these dangerous
precedents established by both the nations have resulted in political
implications.
Following the distress from the death of Soleimani, US has seen its persuasion
in the Middle East declining and being taken over by influential great powers
such as Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and China. While Iran continues to
grow its influence outside its borders with its extra territorial operation
capabilities, the international actors who are acting as the periphery players
in this situation are taking advantage of the increased and recent tension
between the two nations. One of such periphery players is Russia which has come
out in support of its ally Iran to save it from US by sending forces and selling
arms in the middle east. It has also been seen that the growing conflict between
both the nations would result in a disaster for the Gulf countries.
We see that this conflict has a huge international impact. Keeping in mind the
international impact of this conflict, the 2020 elections in both the nations,
even though a domestic matter, could be a turning point in the international
impact this conflict has had for over 65 years now. The 2020 elections can
either bring a greater risk for both the nations and the international community
at large or an opportunity for both the nations to settle their dispute and
bring in peace. All along the 20th century it has been observed that Iran's
strategic location and its noteworthy energy assets has had nations like
British, Russia, and the US in acquiring interest to compete with each other to
gain control over Iran.
The increased tension between the two nations has also resulted in trade
barriers and a decline in economy not just in respect to these nations but also
worldwide. The strict sanctions on Iran's oil trade has always been a reason for
the path of Iran's economic downfall. In the year 2018, the reinstated sanctions
started to be a reason for the further downfall of Iran's economy which was
already deteriorating. It has been seen that President Trump's main motive
behind nullifying foreign investments in Iran has been to hamper the primary
source of Iran's revenue generation. These sanctions have barred trading
relations with Iran which is leading to economy inflation, worsening with each
day.
Analyzing the trends in the relation of US and Iran, it is seen that the oil
prices in America witness a surge every time there is conflict situation in the
middle east as there is a decrease in the supply of oil and gasoline. The demand
of oil and gasoline increases while the supply becomes stagnant due to heavy
prices of import.
However, the recent developments in the history of US suggest
that it is not as dependent on the middle east as it used to be in the
20th century, leaving US in a better place than before with such rise in oil
prices currently. At present, US is seen to be the world's largest producer of
crude oil which makes the situation optimistic looking for the nation. The US
economy will not be at the receiving end of the economy downfall as much as Iran
even if the oil prices continue to rise due to the heated tension in the middle
east. The US economy will see a benefit if the oil prices face an increase as it
is the largest supplier of crude oil.
This would also result in US being able to
call off the agreements which the nation's government had signed with the middle
east nations in desperation of oil. If US is able to thrive in the present
situation, it will not require the help from the middle east nations in the
coming years. This move by the US has been seen to be a compelling economic
theory being taken up the US government which would soon prove to be a
game-changer for the American economy.
While US and Iran continue to have its share of ups and downs in the economy due
to the ongoing conflict and tension prevailing in the middle east countries post
the move of the US government to kill Soleimani, it is also the world's economy
which has been impacted due to this. The present turmoil in the middle east
seems to not be able to resolve by itself which will result in the entire world
seeing the rates of oil reach new heights. With an increase in the tension, we
see that the security in the transportation of oil from the middle east to other
is increased.
The stringent security results as a barrier in the export which in
turn results in increased prices. Along with US and Iran, if we consider the
situation of India at present with the declining GDP, India is at the end of
facing a major blow due to the increased prices as India is greatly dependent on
the middle east for oil imports.
The tension between the two nations have also threatened the safety of the world
ships which are moving in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow
body of water which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, feeding into
the Arabian Sea and is the most important point for the world's oil supply as 21
million barrels pass through that strait every day which amounts to $1.2 billion
worth of oil. Iran in one of its possible retaliatory moves as is seen can close
the strait which would stop the oil tanker traffic, disrupt global oil supply,
and send the prices to surge drastically.
Thus, the US - Iran conflict is an eminent threat to the oil industry of the
world as it will hamper the prevailing trade relations, leaving the economy of
lot of nations in shock.
International Law Violation
There have been a plethora of international law violations over the span of
half a century of animosity between both the countries, whereas some of these
are such that even go as far as violating the UN charter.
The violations have been divided into there issues:
Whether USA violated international law while unilaterally withdrawing
from the Joint comprehensive plan of action?
Deducing whether there was international law violation on part of USA while
withdrawing from this accord is a complex task. From the initial stages it was
clear that the JCPOA was not a treaty and therefore was not based upon the
principle of pacta sunt servanda upon which treaties are based and made binding.
However, it was an agreement between the parties, and at the international level
such agreements are only political in nature and the parties can withdraw
unilaterally, without inviting any international law violations.
The point of contention in the current agreement lies in the fact that the JCPOA
was endorsed by and incorporated into the UN security council Resolution 2231
(2015)[1]. Here Articles 25 and 48[2] of the UN charter state that the UN member
states agree to carry out the decisions of the UN charter in accordance with the
present charter, which would, mean that such decisions are binding under
international law , whereas mere recommendations of the United Nations
Security Council (hereinafter cited as UNSC) don't hold any binding power which
was also held by the International Court of Justice. Now whether a provision has
to be understood as a nonbinding recommendation or a binding decision, depends
upon the precise language of the resolution.
Resolution 2231 calls upon all UN member states to take such steps as would
help in the implementation of the JCPOA, now the interpretation of this is
varied and some may only take this to Hortatory, that is a non-binding
expression in the security council parlance. Although an advisory opinion of the
ICJ in 1971, that a security council resolution, calling upon the UN member
states to refrain any dealings with the government of South Africa was held as
binding under the UN charter. But herein the ICJ based its judgement upon the
historical context of the provision, rather than in the categorical sense of the
word.
Now even though the International Atomic Energy Agency (hereinafter cited as
IAEA) confirmed Iranian compliance with the JCPOA, the Trump administration
withdrew from it. Not only this, the trump administration is now targeting
countries around the world for re engaging with Iran economically, with this
act, what the US has done is weaponize its economy. It is a clear rejection of
diplomacy and multilateralism, a clear call for confrontation rather than
cooperation; an invitation to restoring to the logic of force, rather than the
force of logic. Although the act of USA might seem wrong on a political level,
the law still remains equal and without bias and therefore to determine whether
US is in any breach of its obligations, the relevant authority (ICJ) will have
to determine the context in which the act has been made and put into force.
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Whether USA's act of killing Qassem Soleimani, was arbitrary
and against the laid down provision self-defense under International Law?
The US Iran issue is just more than just mere geopolitical and economic
animosity. There are a plethora of norms and laws under the domain of
international law that have been violated by both the nations. The first and the
most prominent being the killing of Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quads
force.
International law has been a vide subject from the very start and covers under
its ambit both codified laws (treaties, accords) and customs, evidence of
general practice accepted as law[3].
Article 51 of the UN charter talks about
self-defense-
Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or
collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United
Nations, until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain
international peace and security. Measures taken by Members in the exercise of
this right of self-defence shall be immediately reported to the Security Council
and shall not in any way affect the authority and responsibility of the Security
Council under the present Charter to take at any time such action as it deems
necessary in order to maintain or restore international peace and security.[4]
Besides article 51, another important source with regards to self-defence is
the Caroline case[5], wherein the British had seized and destroyed a vessel in
an American port , because it had been supplying American nationals, which had
been conducting raids into Canadian territory Post this the US secretary of
state in correspondence with the British authorities, laid down the essentials
of self-defence, a necessity of self-defence, instant, overwhelming, leaving no
choice of means, and no moment for deliberation. This was held in consonance
with the belief that not only these were the essentials of self-defence, but
also the harm that is inflicted in exercise of such right should not be
excessive or unreasonable but proportionate[6].
In the issue in hand the right of self-defence has to been seen from a
pre-emptive perspective. US president Donald Trump, said, after the attack, that
the US expected an imminent attack, that would cause harm and danger to
American nationals. USA had shot down the Irani general in Baghdad, thus an
important contention that arises of this is that did this act of US , violate
any international norms.
The Issue of pre-emptive or anticipatory self-defence has seen quite the
conundrum over the years. This concept dates back to when Israel in 1967
launched a strike upon its Arab neighbours, upon the blocking of its port in
Eilat and the consummation of a military pact between Egypt and Jordan, which
was followed by mobilisation of Egyptian troops on Israel's border, the eviction
of United Nations Peace keeping forces by Egypt's President[7]. This was
regarded as a valid case of anticipatory self-defence. The major issue with this
is that it involves fine calculations of the various moves by the other party,
that is that a pre-emptive strike embarked upon too early may lead to
aggression. Drawing the line between what might be proportionate and aggression
is difficult.
One other suggestion is to distinguish anticipatory self-defence, where an armed
attack is foreseeable from interceptive self-defence, where an armed attack is
imminent, so that there are no evidential problems and the nation do not suffer
in making a choice between violating international norms and facing the actual
assault.
US in its statements made to the United Nations is justifying its killing of the
Iranian Commander Qassem Soleimani as an act of self-defence. It has also in its
statement said that US would be willing to take additional actions which it will
feel is necessary to protect the US. Iran in its statement says that their act
is a proportionate measure under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.
While
both the nations are justifying their acts under the UN charter, US has shown an
interest in wanting to engage in negotiations with Iran without any
preconditions to uphold the international peace and security and eliminate
further aggravation of the matter. To conclusively determine whether USA
attacked under genuine self- defence or ,is just taking the garb if it, is a
difficult question of fact and law that can only be determined upon seeking
judicial intervention.
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Whether Iran has violated the Non-proliferation treaty and which provisions
of international law have been breached by it?
The Non-prefiltration Treaty (hereinafter cited as NPT) is an international
treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons
technology. The NPT defines Nuclear weapon states as those states that have
built and tested a nuclear explosive device before 1st January 1967; these are
USA, China, France, Russia and UK. The objective upon which the NPT is that the
nuclear weapon states agree to share peaceful benefits of Nuclear technology and
pursue their Nuclear disarmaments and ultimate elimination of their nuclear
arsenals, the non-nuclear states in exchange agree t never acquire Nuclear
weapons.
Iran has been a part to the NPT after its ratification, but a sought of rhetoric
has been played by Iran in outright denying any /all allegations of it violating
provision soft the NPT. In the year 2002, 2003, under intense international
pressure, Iran's leadership made a decision to issue extensive declarations to
the IAEA about its nuclear program.
It enlisted a string of provision that it
had violated and also proposed corrective action for the same. Besides this the
Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation (hereinafter cited as AEOI) tried to hide
many of its nuclear activities and sites, which the IAEA found out in the summer
of 2003. Over the years IAEA has found out and reported plethora of such
provisions that have been violated by Iran but have met with little or no
success.
Specifically Iran has violated provisions with respect to Uranium imports i.e.
it had purchased Uranium from China in 1991 and subsequently transferred it for
further processing, hidden sites i.e. Iran did not declare to the IAEA the
existence of a pilot enrichment facility at the Kalaye Electric Company
Workshop, and laser enrichment plants at the Tehran Nuclear Research Centre and
at Lashkar Ab'ad[8]. Besides this there are a plethora of other provisions that
have been violated by Iran.
Therefore, on this front it is per se clear that the treaty was violated by Iran
and the provisions of the treaty were not followed in letter and spirit and
therefore proper judicial redressal mechanisms should be opted for.
Option For Redressal
The increasing conflict between the two nations has arisen a need for the
international community to work towards settling the dispute to bring peace and
harmony and restore normalcy of political relations as well as trade relations
between US and Iran and other nations as well. International Arbitration is seen
as an effective method during such times. International Arbitration is seen to
be the most effective way of resolving a conflict which helps the parties by
offering them a final and binding solution when they are unable to agree upon
settlement and this is done without taking the parties to the court.
The long prevailing conflict history of US and Iran resulted in the
establishment of the
Iran - United States Claims Tribunal (hereinafter cited as IUSCT) on 19th January, 1981. The main motive behind the establishment of the
IUSCT was to resolve the crisis in relations between the two nations arising out
of the November 1979 hostage crisis at the United States Embassy in Tehran, and
the subsequent freezing of Iranian assets by the United States of America.[9]
The IUSCT was established when Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
started to look for a mutually acceptable solutions while serving as an
intermediary. After extensively consulting with both the governments as to what
commitments each of them was ready to make in order to resolve the ongoing
crisis, these commitments were recorded into two declarations after which the
IUSCT was established. These declarations were known as the General Declaration
and the
Claims Settlement Declaration which was collectively
referred to as the
Algeris Declaration which was to be followed by both Iran
and United States.
The question before us is why should the nations resort for international
arbitration as a means to resolve the conflict. As it has been seen that the
IUSCT was established after the Hostage Crisis in 1979, this, thus makes the
purpose of the establishment of the tribunal exclusive. The tribunal is seen to
be different from other international arbitral tribunals as it is not an ad-hoc
body which has been established for a single case, but it has been established
to resolve the various issues which arise out of a particular event. Seeing the
history that both the nations share; it can be ruled out that the strained
relation between the two nations had its starting point even before 1979 but
reached its peak with the hostage crisis that year. Thus, a lot of the problems
which the nations share today has arisen out the 1979 hostage crisis.
A better understanding of the reason behind the creation of the tribunal has
been explained in the following commentary:
Historically, international claims tribunals have been created at the end of a
period of conflict... with the goal of resolving outstanding disputes between the
participating governments, in the context of resumed diplomatic and commercial
relations. In contrast, this Tribunal was established in the midst of intense
political confrontation by governments which had (and continue to have) neither
diplomatic relation nor the … objective of reestablishing such relations.[10]
By going into a voluntary arbitration, the participating governments as per the
rules established by the ISUCT would presenting the case in front of a tribunal
consisting of nine members, three of which would be appointed by both the
governments each and the remaining three would be appointed by the already
appointed arbitrators of the two nations. Herein, the place of arbitration would
be decided by means of Article 17 of the
United Nations Commission On
International Trade Law Rules (hereinafter cited as UNITRAL Rules) as it is
expressed in Article 16 of the Tribunal Rules and Procedures.
If the parties
have not through an arbitration clause in the contract agreed upon the place of
arbitration, the place of arbitration will be decided by the arbitral tribunal
within the country mutually agreed upon by the parties, where the award would be
made.
Previously as well, the tribunal has made settlements between the nations which
have been unique and signification in the arbitration history of these nations
as well. One of the most significant settlements which the tribunal has made has
been in the year 1996 when Iran witnessed a tragic drowning of its flight Iran
Air Flight 655 on 3rd July, 1988. Post this, Iran sought condemnation from the
International Civil Aviation Organization (hereinafter cited as ICAO). Iran
further moved to the International Court of Justice (hereinafter cited as ICJ)
after it was unhappy with the response which the ICAO gave.
However, it was on
8th August, 1994 when the two nations jointly advised the ICJ to hold the
hearing of the case and settlements were executed between the two nations in
1996. International Arbitration, if seen from the procedural perspective and
that of international dispute resolution, is beneficial to the individuals who
are the parties to the arbitration as well.
The next logical step after the statement made by US in the United Nations
Security Council stated its intentions to enter into negotiations with Iran
without any preconditions is to consider entering into an arbitration process.
The arbitration process would be a speedier process that moving to the ICJ to
settle the dispute and would effectively bring positive change in the
relationship between the two nations.
Conclusion
The US - Iran conflict is one that has been going on for more than half a
century and has had a major part in shaping the way in which geopolitical
diplomacy and relations work all around the world. The conflict is also the main
reason for the involvement of US in the middle east, which has been lambasted by
different world leaders. The exit of US from the JCPOA and rhetoric of both
countries against each other have again given rise to intense tensions between
both the countries as well as their allies, accompanying this are the
innumerable violations of NPT committed by Iran.
All this forms a complex web ,
which is entangling more and more countries with the passage of time. Some have
also gone as far as saying that this conflict will bring the advent of World War
III, statements like these make us repose our faith in judicial mechanisms at
the international level. Thus, diplomats around the world should focus on
cooperation rather than conflict, and should focus their efforts on resolving
this issue.
End-Notes:
- Stephen P. Mulligan , Withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear deal: Legal
authorities and implications ,Congregational Research Service , May 17, 2018
, 11:19 A.M , https://fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/LSB10134.pdf
- Charter of the United Nations, Article 25 , Article 48
- Statute of the International Court of Justice, Article 38(1)(b)
- Charter of the United Nations, Article 51
- 29 BFSP, p 1137 and 30 BFSP, p.195
- 6, MANCLOLM N SHAW, INTERNATIONAL LAW, 1131, (6th e.d 2008)
- 3, J.N. MOORE, THE ARAB ISRAELI CONFLICT (3rd ed. 1974)
- Jacqueline Shire and David Albright , Iran's NPT violations - Numerous
and Possibly whats going on ? , ISIS ,( Sept 29 2006 , 2:08 P.M )
, https://www.isis-online.org/publications/iran/irannptviolations.pdf
- IRAN UNITED STATES CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, Jan 19 1981 ,http://www.iusct.net/
- Selby & Stewart, practical aspects of arbitrating claims before the
Iran-united states claims tribunal, 18 INT'L LAW. 211 (1984)
Written By:
- Samarth Suri -
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA, BA. LLB., 1st year, B-802, Shipra Neo, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad
- 201014, Uttar Pradesh
Email: [email protected], Ph no: +91 8727803499
- Yashassvi Periwal -
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA, BA. LLB., 1st year, V-1801, Hyde Park, Sector 78, Noida
- 201301, Uttar Pradesh
Email: [email protected], Ph no: +91 9073115936
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