Mitigation circumstances and extenuating factors under Iranian law – Second Part In the first part of this article (please click “Mitigation of Punishment” to find the first part) we discussed mitigation circumstances and lapse of punishment under Iranian law. Although commutation of the sentence does not always result in a lapse of punishment, in some…
Mitigation of punishment and extenuating factors under Iranian law – First Part Regardless of whether the purpose of punishment in the Iranian legal system is to intimidate perpetrators or make them afraid of committing a crime to provide deterrence, a judge may encounter conditions and circumstances in which he can mitigation the punishment during the…
Requesting for amnesty in the Iranian law This article has been prepared by Iran best Lawyer in order to provide you with the specifications and conditions under which a person can request for amnesty for the Iranian courts. Executive Summary Requesting for amnesty in the Iranian law For the major crimes, it is not…