The Law on Reducing Imprisonment in Iran (Second Part) In the first article of The Law on Reducing Imprisonment in Iran (“Law”), we pointed out that Iran’s legislator in order to reduce the number of prisoners and adjust the prison system’s exorbitant costs, enacted the Law on May 12th, 2020. To have a better understanding…
The Law on Reducing Imprisonment in Iran (First Part) The law on reducing imprisonment in Iran ratified on May 12th, 2020 has created an opportunity for the punishment system to be modified slightly. It is important to note that criminal laws establish rules for controlling and preventing crime by determining the punishment for criminal acts;…
Political crimes and the differences between them and non-political crimes under Iranian law This article will discuss political crimes and the differences between them and non-political crimes such as crimes related to national security under Iranian law. Thirty-seven years following the victory of the Iran Islamic revolution, the “political crime” bill was ratified by the…
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…