USA Unilateral coercive measures against Iran from the perspective of International Law by emphasizing of UN Human Rights Council Practice

Unilateral sanctions are examples of unilateral coercive measures that have been discussed in numerous international documents because of their extensive implications for human rights. This descriptive-analytical article seeks to explain that the US government is in some cases internationally responsible for human rights abuses and violations of treaty and customary obligations due to unilateral and extraterritorial sanctions against the Iranian government and individuals. The reports of the special reporters of the Human Rights Council on the negative effects of unilateral coercive measures on human rights has been examined in this research. The results of the study indicates the need to establish a coherent international mechanism to record unilateral coercive measures of states and periodic reports of targeted states on the human rights effects of sanctions on their citizens as well as the establishment of a specialized tribunal under the auspices of the United Nations Security Council to refer individuals and institutions affected by unilateral sanctions and to compensate them.