The Impact of Human Rights on the Evolution of the Nature, Structure, and Norms of International Law

Following the disasters of World War II and ratification of the United Nations Charter in order to maintain international peace and security, "human rights" became an international legal issue, thus new approach create in international law. The current descriptive-analytic study sought to understand the effects of this approach on the evolution of the nature, structure and norms of the international law over the past seven decades. From the point of nature, acceptance of human as the subject and consequently humanization of international law and placing human beings as the beneficiaries have been the most fundamental important influences. From the point of Structure, the government's relationship with individuals (especially its citizens) is out of the monopoly of national sovereignty and the international community is also held accountable for protecting fundamental rights. In addition, the scope of international legal norms has also evolved, including developments in the areas of treaties, diplomatic protection, consular access, and humanitarian law.