Public Law
Mghasem Tanghestani
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The Statute is the most important source of Law in countries with civil law system. Understanding the nature of the statute and its differences from similar concepts such as “policy” is a requisite of comprehension for legal and judicial systems and holds an effective role in creation of ...
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The Statute is the most important source of Law in countries with civil law system. Understanding the nature of the statute and its differences from similar concepts such as “policy” is a requisite of comprehension for legal and judicial systems and holds an effective role in creation of legal norms and applying them. There are different experts in the field of law like, judicial sciences, public policy making, social sciences, economy, linguistics and etc. all taking role in policy making process, especially judicial policy making. But the question is “What is the nature of legislation?” “What is the role of law in forming the statute?”, “What is the specific nature of a judicial bill” and “What is the role of the judiciary in judicial policy-making”? The sovereignty of state is applied by different political bodies and powers. Systematic cooperation of governmental bodies (Including the judiciary) in doing their duties is a requisite of good governance. Several state bodies take part in process of ratification of the statute. Desirable function of the statute depends on proper functioning of competent institutions in the policy cycle. The question which will be discussed here is that “What is the role of judiciary in judicial policy making process?” In this research, by descriptive-analytical method and using library and web resources we will try to answer the mentioned questions. According to the findings of this study primarily, legislation is a political act. In the process of judicial policy making, law has both a reinforcing role and a limiting role; the role of the judiciary is also important in the various stages of that process (from problem identification to evaluation and providing corrective solutions).
Private Law
mohamadreza bagheri; Jafar Jamali; mahmud khdeman
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Law and justice are closely linked, and decisions that do not conform to justice Following the currency crises of 1993, 2002, 2012 and the recent foreign exchange crisis and the non-fulfillment of currency obligations in due time, the claim for a delay in payment of foreign currency, is one of the most ...
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Law and justice are closely linked, and decisions that do not conform to justice Following the currency crises of 1993, 2002, 2012 and the recent foreign exchange crisis and the non-fulfillment of currency obligations in due time, the claim for a delay in payment of foreign currency, is one of the most complex and prevalent claims nowadays. The judicial precedent in this regard is not much clear. The origin of the dispute, results from the nature of the currency obligations and its non-prevalence essence. One stated comment (as the dominant view) suggests that the common currency mentioned in Article 522 of the Iranian Civil Procedure Code for Public and Civil Revolutionary Courts is limited and dedicated to the domestic currency money and does not include any foreign exchanges. The other opinion would suggest that this lawsuit is after all actionable. The same dispute exists in respect with the private agreement on determining the delay damage of payment obligations (including currency and Rial). By understanding the undeniable role of currency in the economic activities and the need to support foreign investment, it is essential to legally examine and review this claim and its reasons and justifications. It seems that the Article 522 of the mentioned law, which is cited by the courts, seeks to govern the power of the money and doesn’t include the determination of the contractual monetary obligation and the delay damage in payment in its strict sense. Therefor in the light of legal citations and documents which approve the claim of delay damages of payment and its basic philosophy, it is possible to hear these claims and decide upon it.
Private Law
Behnam Habibi
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Based on the principles of judicial democracy, the principle of access to the judiciary has come to the forefront of the new concepts in civil justice law. On the basis of openness of the proceedings, the specialization of the judicial system and the development of various forms of dispute resolution ...
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Based on the principles of judicial democracy, the principle of access to the judiciary has come to the forefront of the new concepts in civil justice law. On the basis of openness of the proceedings, the specialization of the judicial system and the development of various forms of dispute resolution with the necessity of qualitative access to the judiciary, all make it possible to reach the efficiency of the judicial system. Meanwhile the need for quantitative access to the judiciary on the basis of judicial review and compliance with the principle of proportionality approach will lead to a standard judiciary system. The principle of access to justice has three fundamental indicators. The principle of easy access, which includes access to the rules of procedure and objective access to the judicial system. The principle of quick access, which relies on digital economy and information and communication technology, is driven by electronic justice. The principle of cheap access also seeks to balance the cost of litigation in the macro perspective. There are three criteria and sub-indicators in this principle which include the system of judicial assistance, both public and private, the law enforcement agency and the litigation insurance system. In the present paper, with a focus on the economics of justice and in a comparative approach, while recognizing the concept of the principle of cheap access to the Judiciary, from two legal and economic perspectives during scientific discussions, the following three sub-indicators will be discussed.
Private Law
Mahdi Hassanzadeh; Badie fathi
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The rules of jurisdiction are regulated based on primary and secondary provisions. In primary rules of jurisdiction, the general framework for determining competence criteria is presented but the application of these regulations alone cannot meet the purpose pursued by the rules of jurisdiction. Therefore, ...
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The rules of jurisdiction are regulated based on primary and secondary provisions. In primary rules of jurisdiction, the general framework for determining competence criteria is presented but the application of these regulations alone cannot meet the purpose pursued by the rules of jurisdiction. Therefore, by virtue of the application of these regulations, effective and appropriate competence will not be obtained; for this reason, secondary rules of jurisdiction play a critical role. Connectivity of claims is one of the secondary regulations of jurisdiction which will be affected by the relative jurisdiction and eventually lead to the development of the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. In the French civil procedure, the relative jurisdiction of development is different from that of Iran. The focus of this research is that “What are the effects of connectivity of claims on relative jurisdiction in civil procedure of both Iran and France?”, “What are the exclusions of the primary jurisdiction rules”?
Registration Law
Reza Daryaee; Mostafa Karbalaei Aghazadeh
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Binding is one of the advantages of official documents which in some cases due to notable considerations is generalized to normal documents too. Beneficiaries of such documents, after attending document regulator office or registering department with execution, based on the case, can pursuit the execution ...
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Binding is one of the advantages of official documents which in some cases due to notable considerations is generalized to normal documents too. Beneficiaries of such documents, after attending document regulator office or registering department with execution, based on the case, can pursuit the execution process via registration department. Determination of a competent authority for proceeding complaints of mentioned dual actions and the way of proceeding is one of the challenging matters in law of registration and jurisprudence. A question one may encounter is “Whether complaining execution in all cases, is in authority of the head of local registration office?” there are different answers for this question. In this research, the author will criticize the common attitude. Also while considering various articles, Supreme Court’s and High Council of Registers’ Judgments, the necessity of separation between cases, competent authority in proceeding complaints and the way of proceedings are defined. This article shows that examination of the execution process in some cases, in which they are just statements of right, without any legal aspect, is in the authority of the head of local registration office. And if there is any necessity for legal examination, the court is competent to do that.
Private Law
mina kavyani; nejadali almasi
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Publishing literatures and artworks under copyright protection in the internet and the possibility of widespread infringement of these rights by millions of internet users all over the world, raises this important question that “Which law would be applicable in conflict of two or more laws?” ...
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Publishing literatures and artworks under copyright protection in the internet and the possibility of widespread infringement of these rights by millions of internet users all over the world, raises this important question that “Which law would be applicable in conflict of two or more laws?” In addition, “In determination of governing law in copyright infringement in cyberspace, are traditional conflict of laws rules still applicable or new rules are needed in this area”? This article studies the issue by the separation of two assumptions of agreement and disagreement on applicable law in contractual and non-contractual infringement of copyright in cyberspace. In contractual infringement, which has the agreement on the governing law, the procedure of most of the countries and international conventions is, acceptance of principle of will. In contractual infringement in absence of agreement on governing law, different criteria have been adopted which the most important one of them is applying the law of the country which has the closest relation with the contract. In non-contractual infringement which has been agreed on governing law, there are two general viewpoints between lawyers, countries and international regulations. Some don’t accept the principle of will because of the connection of torts with public discipline and others recognize rule of will in determination of the governing law before and after the loss. Finally in assumption of disagreement in non-contractual infringement, which is the most common kind of infringement of these right in cyberspace, among different theories (including Lex Fori, Lex Loci Delicti, Lex Loci Protectionis) the theory of the law of the closest country, has been suggested as the most appropriate solution in order to determine the governing law.
Private Law
azim kochaki pahne kolahi; seyed Hekmatallah Askari; Mohammad Hussein ansari haghighi
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Excessive legislative recourse to harsh punishments, including long prison terms and executions, is clearly seen in law. In order to find social and legal needs, mankind usually achieve their goals with the help of legal actions. In terms of the diversity of these needs, a variety of legal practices ...
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Excessive legislative recourse to harsh punishments, including long prison terms and executions, is clearly seen in law. In order to find social and legal needs, mankind usually achieve their goals with the help of legal actions. In terms of the diversity of these needs, a variety of legal practices have emerged. One of the characteristics of this diversity is the suspension of legal acts. Meanwhile “Intention” holds an important role in Law and legal actions are interpreted by intention. Our will is the only creator of legal acts. Therefore, there is no other way to understand the suspension of the will than to analyze its nature. Current views have sought the position of the suspension of the will in the creation and origin. New and different theories are presented that have taken steps to critique past theories. It is clear that in this way, the suitable analysis to be accepted is the one that is applicable in all aspects and types of legal actions and is more compatible with practical practice and the real will of the creator. In this study, the suspension will be examined with this view. For this purpose, the originality of jurisprudence and its rules must be emphasized. So, one should not turn to unrelated approaches of other sciences that are not compatible with the subjects of jurisprudence in order to understand the nature of law. From this perspective, special attention is paid to recognizing the nature of the obligation arising from the expression of the will, as a method of correctly understanding the nature of the suspension.
Criminal Law
Alireza Mirkamali; Mostafa Abdollahi Neysiani
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The basis of intentional crimes is the criminal’s will. A person who does not dominate his/her behavior should not be punished legally. One’s awareness to the element and circumstances of the crime, which is usually mentioned in the legal definition of crimes and is a part of the actus reus, ...
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The basis of intentional crimes is the criminal’s will. A person who does not dominate his/her behavior should not be punished legally. One’s awareness to the element and circumstances of the crime, which is usually mentioned in the legal definition of crimes and is a part of the actus reus, is not an exception to this rule. Punishing the accused is justified only when his/her awareness of the circumstances and the knowledge of the consequences is proved. These circumstances are sometimes confused with the conditions known as the "aggravating circumstances". In addition, there is a widespread disagreement about the impact of science on aggravated qualities in criminal law and doctrine. There are no specific procedures in the criminal law and doctrine regarding to the provision of a criterion for distinguishing between these two types of conditions, and the necessity of intention of the aggravating circumstances. While aggravating circumstances, and the necessity of intention may have a significant impact on criminal liability. In this article, the criteria for distinguishing between these two types of conditions is offered, in addition to noticing the suitable level of the aggravated punishment. Based on the general principles of criminal law, and according to Article 155 of the Islamic Penal Code and the judicial procedure in the United States, the necessity for intention to aggravating circumstances of crime, is strengthened for increasing criminal liability.
Private Law
Rasul Mazaheri Kuhanestani; Shabnam Naseri
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Nowadays, the concept of intellectual property rights has found striking importance in commercial interactions and plays an important role in countries’ economic development. New contractual frameworks for transactions have been developed for these assets whereof the “agreement of patent ...
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Nowadays, the concept of intellectual property rights has found striking importance in commercial interactions and plays an important role in countries’ economic development. New contractual frameworks for transactions have been developed for these assets whereof the “agreement of patent assignment” is a shining example. Since the nature of patent is an independent category of rights with its own effects and characteristics, patent assignment agreement in the same way, are not to be justified by any previous type of agreement. Permanent and unconditional property transferring is its main distinguishing feature with other emerging agreement forms in technology fields. Based on this, the contract of patent assignment should be regarded as an undefined and independent agreement which lays into the domain of article 10 of the Iranian civil code which as well as general conditions (mentioned in article 190 of this code), contains specific regulations and conditions. This specific essence makes particular obligations for both parties and presents specific issues in dissolving such contract which requires comprehensive legal analysis. This article is meant to analyze and clarify all aspects of such agreement
Criminal Law
Abdolreza javan jafari; mohammad norozei
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Media play an important role in responding to crime at different stages of criminal prosecution. The legislator's initiative in Article 96 of the Iranian Code of Criminal Procedure, is a clear indication of the activities of mass media in the preliminary research phase. According to this regulation, ...
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Media play an important role in responding to crime at different stages of criminal prosecution. The legislator's initiative in Article 96 of the Iranian Code of Criminal Procedure, is a clear indication of the activities of mass media in the preliminary research phase. According to this regulation, media with the release of the accused person's identity, have a significant role in advancing the preliminary research process. In fact, with the escape of the accused, the proceedings of the prosecutor's office will stop and by publishing the specification of the accused and arresting him/her again the prosecution will continue. On the other hand, with the media spreading and sharing the defendant's identity, especially where he/she has convicted numerous crimes, the victims will have the opportunity to lodge a lawsuit for his/her prosecution. Of course, the legislator, in view of the disadvantages of this operation, limits the media by series of legal rules. While explaining the functions and objections of the media to the identity of the accused at the research stage, the main purpose of this paper is studying these criteria to prevent any irregularities. The methodology of this research is descriptive, analytical and critical and has been used with genuine library resources. According to this study “The insertion of the accused's profile in the media has a judicial nature”. Yet it is necessary to ratify "The Executive Order of the Mode of Dissemination of the Defendant’s Identity" code, which includes such things as the rightful media to publish identity, number of ads published etc. and is developed by experts.
Private Law
Mansour Akbari Araei; reza nikkhah; siamak jafarzadeh
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One way of mental damage compensation is apology. Apology plays an important role in healing mental and emotional pain of victims and has a detrimental effect on their relationship with the wrongdoer. This has been the subject of legislative attention in the Iranian law and in case of mental damage article ...
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One way of mental damage compensation is apology. Apology plays an important role in healing mental and emotional pain of victims and has a detrimental effect on their relationship with the wrongdoer. This has been the subject of legislative attention in the Iranian law and in case of mental damage article 10 of the Civil Liability Act gives the court the authority to force the wrongdoer to apologize for the loss. However, apology has not yet been defined and its terms has not considered in the country’s laws. Other countries such as Canada and the US are the leading countries in this case and have used the apology as a tool to relieve mental pains. A lot of research has been done for defining and explaining the term “apology” till now. In this research we’ll study the notion and terms of apology and its role in mental damage compensation of the victim and its effects on wrongdoer behavior and also the process of apology in the court. In conclusion, on one hand, the Iranian legislator must define the apology and on the other hand, the role of judicial procedure must be emphasized so that apology will become one of the methods of spiritual compensation if necessary.
Criminal Law
hasan vakilian; davar derakhshan
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Prevention and management of conflict of interest in the judicial system is one of the ways to reduce corruption in both judicial and political-administrative system. Different countries often anticipate and control conflicts of interest in justice system. Countries like the Islamic Republic of Iran, ...
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Prevention and management of conflict of interest in the judicial system is one of the ways to reduce corruption in both judicial and political-administrative system. Different countries often anticipate and control conflicts of interest in justice system. Countries like the Islamic Republic of Iran, the United States of America and the United Kingdom each have some laws and regulations in their legal system. By comparing the approach of the mentioned countries, it can be concluded that the early identification of the concept of conflict of interest by the United States and Great Britain, has led to drafting, adopting and enforcing the laws much earlier in regard to Iran. Thus the conflict of interest in the judicial system of these countries has been decreasing. Judicial and public officials have also had a great deal of interest in managing conflicts of interest by knowing and understanding this issue. But in Iranian legal system, the independent concept of conflict of interest has not yet succeeded in finding its proper position in the laws. As a result, the country has not witnessed a significant process of managing conflicts of interest in the judicial system. Nonetheless, disparate laws and regulations that involve preventing and combating conflicts of interest have failed to provide effective management of conflicts of interest in the absence of some of the key elements in managing this issue, such as declaring assets or supporting effective disclosures. The lack of comprehensive legislation and the effective and transparent implementation of existing laws, bring more to the current problems of conflict management in the justice system.
