چکیده:
Iraqi invasion of Iran in 1980 which led to eight years of full scale war, and then Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990 are two examples of classic wars in 20th century. Among other things, one of the most important issues related to theses two wars is the reaction of international organizations to them. Undoubtedly, the UN role in dealing with Iran-Iraq war, and the role played by the UN in the aftermath of Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait in 1990 up to the American occupation of Iraq in 2003 are regarded as the most important epochs in the life of the United Nations. This article is an attempt to explore and discuss the role of the United Nations in these two conflicts in a comparative perspective. It is also the aim of this paper to show the sharp differences in the ways that the UN reacted to these cases and then examine that how this double standard behavior undermined the UN credibility and damaged its image in the world.
خلاصه ماشینی:
: International Organizations, United Nations, Security Council, Double Standard, War, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait *Email: khani@isu.
In fact what prompted the Security Council to respond to the Iran-Iraq war in the way it did, was not the principles of justice and international law but was rather the national interests of the majority of the permanent members of the council and especially that of the United States.
And finally it is argued that the malfunctioning of the UN Security Council in carrying out its duties and functions according to the UN charter, and its double standard behavior in response to Iraqi invasions of Iran and Kuwait harmed its image and its role in international system.
1980, the Security Council adopted its first resolution on the Iran-Iraq War in which it called for both sides to refrain from any further use of force and to settle their disputes by peaceful means(S/RES/479,1980).
After nearly two years of silence, and while a full scale war was going on between the two sides, the Security Council adopted its second resolution, on 12 July 1982, in which it called for a cease-fire and an immediate end to all military operations (S/RES/514,1982).
On October 8, 1986, and after a series of meetings, the Council passed its seventh resolution regarding the War. Resolution 588 was again a proposal of the Arab League Countries in which the Council called upon Iran and Iraq to implement fully and without delay its previous resolution adopted unanimously in February 1986 (S/RES/588,1986).
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