Measures for the Development and Education of Humanitarian Law in Iran

Subject Areas : Journal of Law and Politics

مهدی Zakerian ¹ (ندارد)

Received: 2015-02-21 Accepted : 2015-02-21 Published : 2005-01-20

Keywords: Humanitarian Law, Iran, Education, Simulation, war, Geneva Conventions,

Abstract :

Iranian society has always shown a special interest inlearning human rights and humanitarian law. In this regard,examples abound as follow: pursuing charity activities,establishment of the Iran’s Red Crescent Society and itspredecessor, ratification of four Geneva Conventions andthe Additional Protocols, etc. This fact along with the politicaland economic characteristics of the Middle East increase thesignificance attached to the development and education ofhumanitarian law in Iran. In this context, the main question ofthe research would be how the education of humanitarian lawcan be expanded and institutionalized in Iran. To answer theaforementioned question, the authour offers the hypothesisthat informal education is of more efficiency in training andinstitutionalizing the humanitarian international law in Iran. Healso applies the instruments of observation, experimentation andthe survey of research findings in the field of humanitarian law inIran in order to test the hypothesis. He examines and comparesthe modern texts on the formal and informal education ofhumanitarian law, and modern methods of tranining humanitarian law with the informal traditional education of humanitarian law inthe country