A comparative study of offenses against judicial justice from the viewpoint of Quran and Iranian criminal law
Subject Areas :
1 - University of Tehran
Keywords: Crime Judicial justice Deviation of justice Quran Criminal law,
Abstract :
Objective (s): Judicial Justice is an important branch of social justice the implementation of which has been regarded in Quranic teachings as one of the main objectives of the mission of prophets of God. Judicial justice means upholding the law and respecting the rights of those being judged while judging them Obviously, any action which hinders implementation of justice is considered as offense against judicial justice. There are numerous verses in the Quran which emphasize implementation of judicial justice and clearly prohibit any actions that hamper it. In Iranian Law, however, such offenses have been broadly defined and there is no unified and cohesive policy about them. This research examines the concept of offence against judicial justice, determines the examples of such offenses in view of the Quran and Iranian criminal law, and finally evaluates the approach of lawmakers with regards to such offenses. Method: A descriptive-analytic method has been used in this study through directly referring to sources in libraries and reliable websites as well as conducting interviews with professors of law and Fiqh (Jurisprudence) Conclusion: Judicial justice is an important branch of social justice means upholding the law and respecting the rights of those being judged while judging them. There are numerous verses in the Quran that emphasize the need for implementing judicial justice and prohibit any actions that hamper it. Accordingly, Iran’s criminal law has predicted relatively strict punishments for those committing such offenses.