Criminal Law
Hossein Aghababaei
Abstract
In Iranian criminal law, in addition to criminalizing insults to persons, which are interpreted as simple insults In Iranian criminal law and have a private and forgivable aspect, there are several instances of insults with a general description of aggravated criminal insults. While they have more severe ...
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In Iranian criminal law, in addition to criminalizing insults to persons, which are interpreted as simple insults In Iranian criminal law and have a private and forgivable aspect, there are several instances of insults with a general description of aggravated criminal insults. While they have more severe punishments, their most important and common feature is that they have a public and unforgivable aspect, and because of this feature, regardless of the real victim's complaint, the public prosecutor, assuming he is aware of the crime or its report, is obliged to prosecute the offender and bring him to justice. According to Article 11 of the Law on Reduction of Imprisonment, approved in 2020, one of the cases of aggravated insult, i.e. insulting officials and employees while serving, is excluded from the category of unforgivable crimes and the general aspect of this crime has been removed. This legal change and the subsequent judicial procedure, from the perspective of structural coordination and efficiency of criminal policy regarding the crime of insulting the authorities, have created questions and challenges that have been addressed in this study through analytical and interpretive methods. In this study, by examining the challenges arising from the deprivation of the public aspect of the crime of insulting the authorities, it is proposed to amend the law or provide a favourable judicial interpretation to resolve the problems.
Criminal Law
Hossein Aghababaei
Abstract
A comparative study of emergency law with a look at the management of COVID-19 disease; from legal foundations to imposing criminal interventionGiven that one of the main functions of the political system is to protect citizens and ensure their security in the face of various accidents and dangers, regulating ...
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A comparative study of emergency law with a look at the management of COVID-19 disease; from legal foundations to imposing criminal interventionGiven that one of the main functions of the political system is to protect citizens and ensure their security in the face of various accidents and dangers, regulating the mechanism of governing society in emergency situations is considered as a right and duty of the government. Emergencies change the normal course of life and require appropriate action. However, in a democratic political system, government actions in emergencies also need to be bound by law and procedures designed to manage the situation. Emergency rights are governed by regulations, management structure and procedures, and how the law is enforced in an emergency. In this article, with analytical-interpretive method, in examining the question that according to the models of dealing with the emergency situation in the law of the studied countries, is there an efficient legal system in Iranian law for managing emergency situations? The findings of the study indicate that although the existence of the mechanism of the Supreme National Security Council solves the problem of prescribed regulations and unforeseen conditions and the formation of the National Corona headquarters and the implementation of its resolutions are justified by the same logic, but according to Article 79 of the Constitution, and Benefiting from the experience of different countries, it is necessary to formulate emergency law. Comprehensive and efficient regulations that, by their automatic implementation, while managing the affairs of the country in an emergency situation, have the authority to make special regulations appropriate to the emergency situation and are responsible for regulating violations and determining the responsible body to ensure the certainty of law enforcement.
