The spread of the corona virus in China at the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020 has once again turned the minds of the world community towards the issue of biological attacks. At the same time, the development of biological weapons has become a challenge for the present age. Accordingly, the question is whether humanitarian law developments cover biological attacks. What are the dimensions of this regarding the spread of the virus?
This research was carried out in terms of practical purpose and in terms of gathering information by documentary method and through the study of valid laws and sources, and the obtained information was analyzed in a descriptive-analytical manner.
One of the most dangerous non-conventional weapons of mass destruction are biological weapons, based on the 1925 Geneva Protocol and the 1975 Convention on Biological and Toxin Weapons; Their production, acquisition, transfer and storage is prohibited. In spite of the prohibitions stipulated in international humanitarian law, the special characteristics of biological weapons in terms of the impossibility of distinguishing between military and civilians, the difficulty of identifying the type and origin of these weapons have practically created a huge challenge in the way of applying these regulations. These huge changes in biological weapons require bigger changes in international humanitarian law, changes that should be made both in the concepts and examples and in the nature of the said regulations. This important issue undoubtedly requires the participation of all countries and international governmental and non-governmental organizations.
- حق عضویت دریافتی صرف حمایت از نشریات عضو و نگهداری، تکمیل و توسعه مگیران میشود.
- پرداخت حق اشتراک و دانلود مقالات اجازه بازنشر آن در سایر رسانههای چاپی و دیجیتال را به کاربر نمیدهد.