Political Crime in the Iranian Penal System and the Position of Constitutional Civil Liberties in Criminalizing Political Crime

Bibliographic Data

ID22129102
AuthorsMehrdad Soleiman Fallah (Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch), Abdolvahid Zahedi (Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch)
Year2021
Volume9
Issue3
Pages1099-1112
Publication date2021-06-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHumanities & Social Sciences Reviews (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2395-6518 • E-ISSN: 2395-6518
PublisherMaya Global Education Society (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18510/hssr.2021.93109
OpenAlexW3175218904
LanguageEN
References cited24

Purpose: This study aims to analyze political crime in the Iranian penal system and the place of civil, constitutional freedoms in the criminalization of political crime. Methodology: In this study, we have tried to study articles and related research in this field and analyze the results of each to make a proper conclusion about the relationship between the Iranian systems in dealing with political crimes. Therefore, the only tools used in this study are documents related to political crimes at the international level. Main findings: Political Crime Law enacted in 2016, despite the basic forms of extensive discretion and lack of specific criteria for the judicial authority in determining whether a crime is political or non-political, practically made this law ineffective, regardless of the problems mentioned. Application of the study: Since the commencement of the country, political wrongdoing has been viewed as wrongdoing against the public authority. Therefore, the results of this study can be very effective in improving the performance of governments in preventing possible crimes against governments. Novelty/Originality: Given the multiplicity of political crimes in our country, as well as the complexities involved in the case of political crimes, it seems that in the history of our criminal law, there has been a will to legislate and determine the exact causes of political crime, and governments in most historical periods, they have made great efforts to identify political criminals. The novelty of this research lies in investigating the effect of political crimes on legal confusion in legislating political offenses

Criminal law · Criminalization · Discretion · Political science · Politics · Wrongdoing · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Economic Sanctions and International Relations · Law · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses

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