Investigating Monetary-Banking Sanctions and Related Social Changes in Human Rights Enforcement

Subject Areas : Social issues of Iran

Mohammad Hossain Khademeyan ¹ (PhD Student in Public International Law, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran.)
Ali Pour Ghassab Amiri ² (Assistant Professor, Department of Public International Law, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran.)
Hassan Soleimani ³ (Assistant Professor, Department of Public International Law, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran.)

Received: 2021-11-02 Accepted : 2022-03-01 Published : 2022-02-20

Keywords: social change, Human Rights, International Sanctions, monetary and banking sanctions,

Abstract :

In principle, a sanction in international law means methods in which actions are taken by an injured party or subjects in international law against a government in breach of its obligations until the latter function ceases to continue its violations or adopts a policy that is in line with the policies of the provocative function. The most important type of sanctions in terms of their effectiveness and scope of application in international relations is economic sanctions. Monetary and banking sanctions are also considered part of economic sanctions in international law. But the imposition of sanctions in general and the imposition of monetary and banking sanctions in particular have consequences, including their negative impact on the realization of human rights. The fundamental question, then, is what effect do monetary and banking sanctions have on the enjoyment of the human rights of the citizens of the target country? This research has been done by documentary and library study method. The results show that the use of monetary and banking sanctions against some countries for specific purposes, although it can lead to a change in the behavior of some target states, but due to the restrictions imposed on individuals and subjects of that state and The fundamental violation of some human rights has been followed by the negative reaction of governments, governmental and non-governmental institutions and organizations, and of course the general public and free nations of the world, and has reduced the acceptance of these sanctions.