identity has emerged gradually within contemporary debates in social science and has led to vivid debates in international relations. the aim of this article is to show how identity, or identity-oriented approach, may affect fundamental theoretical concepts of ir. at first the importance of identity in theoretical and meta-theoretical debates in ir is discussed. then identity itself is conceptu...

the application of equiframe in the analysis of sexual and reproductive health policies by ivanova et al to a new thematic area, their selection of only some of the core concepts of human rights in health service provision and the addition of new vulnerable groups relevant to the purpose of their analysis, are all very welcome developments. we also applaud their application of equiframe to poli...

“human dignity” is mentioned in both the instruments of international human rights and the national constitutions of countries, and is often recognized either as a justification of “rights” or as one of the constitutional rights. this issue has a special place in the constitution of iran as well. consistent with the international and national human rights instruments, in different legal systems...

consequences of environmental issues for have significantly affected on human life aspect, such as livelihood, nutrition, access to water and health. most of these aspects are human rights issues which associated with environmental. in recent years, concerns about human rights violations due to the unhealthy environment are growing. environmental planning approaches and tools have not developed...

the popular belief among scientists regarding human essence is that human being is a rational animal. to them, rationality means having the theoretical intellect, i.e. the potential to think and to conceive universal concepts. therefore, according to the popular viewpoint, man is a rational animal who is able to think. the aim of this article is to prove that the belief in god and having the re...