Analysis of captives’ exchange of Iran and Iraq war (1980-1988)

Although war as an ugly phenomenon is a long-standing twin of human history, sometimes getting involved in it is inevitable. When a government wages war and aggression against another government, the entrance of the people and the government of the second country to defend itself becomes inevitable. Human casualties, such as the death or injuring of a number of forces involved or the capture of a number of others, are an integral part of the war. The purpose of this study is to analyze and evaluate the operation of the two countries. To achieve this goal, the library method (based on documentary and library sources) and descriptive and analytical approach have been used. The theoretical framework of the research is based on the 1949 Geneva Conventions on how to hold and exchange captives of war under the surveillance of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The results of the research show that the process of exchanging captives started in 1981 and until 2003, in different stages, 95,835 captives of both sides were exchanged and returned to their country; Also, based on the documents and records in the archives, we find that the Iranian government's approach to the Iraqi government has been based on human rights, international law and humanitarian law.