Islamic Revolution Research

The behavior of the Islamic Republic of Iran with Iraqi prisoners of war from the point of view of the third international convention of Geneva 1949

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

faride bavaryan 1
fateme Sohrabzadeh, 2
yaghob tavakoli 3

1 Assistant Professor of Islamic Revolution History, Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, ilam University

2 PhD in History of Iran during the Islamic Period, Kharazmi University, Contemporary History Researcher, Tehran, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Political History, Iranian History Research Institute, Research Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies

Abstract
One of the most important consequences of war is the dimension of captivity, followed by the issue of keeping prisoners of war. The Geneva Four Conventions of 1949 and the Additional Protocols of 1977 in international interactions are the basis for evaluating the behavior of governments with prisoners of war. The third convention of this collection is directly dedicated to prisoners of war. Given the importance of this issue in the imposed war, the present study attempts to examine the nature of the behavior of the Islamic Republic of Iran towards Iraqi prisoners of war present in Iranian camps based on the Third International Geneva Convention, using a descriptive method and utilizing library, internet, and interview resources. The research findings show: The consequences of Iranian authorities' treatment of Iraqi prisoners of war, such as recruiting a group of them to Islam, seeking refuge and not escaping from camps, etc., show the efforts and adherence of Iranians to the principles of the Third Geneva Convention. In this regard, they developed a code of conduct and adopted specific methods and techniques in dealing with prisoners, and thereby even went beyond the principles mentioned in the Geneva Convention.

Keywords

: captivity
Islamic system
imposed war
Third Geneva Convention
Islamic Republic of Iran
Subjects
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