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        1 - The Necessity to expand the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over drug offenses: Examining the 1988 Convention and its effects on Iran's security policies
        Askar Jalalian
        Field and Aims: The first international document establishing obligations and obligations for signatory states to criminalize the laundering of illicit proceeds under domestic law is the United Nations Convention against Narcotic Drugs, adopted on December 19, 1988, kno More
        Field and Aims: The first international document establishing obligations and obligations for signatory states to criminalize the laundering of illicit proceeds under domestic law is the United Nations Convention against Narcotic Drugs, adopted on December 19, 1988, known as the Vienna Convention. The purpose of this study is to investigate the possibility of developing the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court based on the said convention. This development will affect the policies of countries involved in drugs. The main question of the research is considering the articles and provisions of the Vienna Convention against Narcotics and Psychedelics 1988, how is it possible to develop the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court to investigate drug crimes? And what impact the development of the competence in question will have on Iran's counter-narcotics policies.            Method: This is a qualitative and applied research in terms of purpose and in terms of collecting information by documentary method and studying international documents, sources related to the subject and the obtained information has been analyzed descriptively-analytically. Findings and conclusion: The findings show that the 1988 Convention on Territorial and Flag Jurisdiction addresses the issue of dealing with narcotics crimes and that it is possible to extend the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court to narcotics crimes. If the development is identified, Iran's security plans to combat drug trafficking will change. Manuscript profile