The Investigation of Yemen Crisis from the Perspective of International Law and the Actions of Iran and Saudi Arabia

Abstract

During long centuries Middle-East has been always called the place of international conflicts and disputes and Yemen crisis also appeared in a case which was not merely caused by domestic players' disputes rather with the presence of regional and trans-regional forces such as Saudi-Arabia, United Arab Emirates and some of regional and western countries it found new dimensions for itself. The aim of this study is the investigation of Yemen crisis and the effect of foreign players from the perspective of international law. The theoretical framework of present study is focused on legal legitimacy of Iran and Saudi Arabia’s actions in the Yemen crisis from the perspective of humanitarian laws and the process of forming and aggravation of this conflict in which Iran and Saudi Arabia have a determinative role.