A Comparative Study of the Three Principles of NPT From the Perspective of Imami Jurisprudence and International Nuclear Law

Abstract

This article has been prepared using a descriptive-analytical method and based on the use of primary and secondary sources, referring to numerous books, sources and documents. The advantages and high potential of using nuclear energy increase the enthusiasm of governments to employ this technology in various domestic and international arenas. The problems become apparent when the use of this energy by countries in non-peaceful fields, especially the production of nuclear weapons and their use against other countries, poses a serious threat to international peace and security. This has caused a sharp disagreement between nuclear and non-nuclear countries in the use of this energy to the extent that it has faced restrictions on its peaceful use. To solve this problem and in order to organize and control the nuclear activities of countries; numerous international agreements and treaties have been concluded so far, the most important of which is the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). This treaty is based on three principles; Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, peaceful use of nuclear energy, and general and complete nuclear disarmament have been concluded. In this study, an attempt is made to examine the Imamiyyah jurisprudence, which includes jurisprudential rulings and evidence, including Quranic verses, jurisprudential rules, and the narrations of religious leaders, regarding the use of energies used by the human race, especially nuclear energy, and the three principles governing the NPT on the one hand, and the recent international treaties and decisions that have been concluded as an interpretation of the NPT and have been defined under the general title of NPT Practic makers on the other hand. Based on the findings of this study, it seems that the foundations of the NPT principles and the Imamiyyah jurisprudential system are in most cases fully compatible, but the NPT Practic makers have acted in most cases in conflict with the principles of the aforementioned treaty.