Legal Commentary
Legal Commentary
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Crimes against Children in Iran
(28 August 2012) -- In this legal commentary, Iranian human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei analyzes the practice of juvenile execution…
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Understanding the Rushdie Affair: Blasphemy and Extrajudicial Killing in Shi’a Islam (May 2012)
Despite its multifaceted impact—on geopolitics, human rights, and ordinary lives—nearly twenty-five years on, the central impetus behind the Salman Rushdie…
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The Question of "Stoning to Death" in the New Penal Code of the IRI
In this legal essay, Iranian lawyer Mohammad Hossein Nayyeri explains why, contrary to popular reports, the silence of Iran's new…
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Criminal Responsibility of Children in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s New Penal Code
(22 February 2012) -- In this IHRDC legal essay, Iranian defense lawyer Mohammad Hossein Nayyeri explains why the new Islamic…
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Crisis-Causing Elements in Iran’s Judicial System
Behnam Daraeizadeh Attorney at Law, Iranian Bar Association December 2011 Key Words: Legal System in Iran, Islamic Penal Code, Sharia…
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An Analysis of the Responses Given by the Iranian Delegation to the Human Rights Committee
An Analysis of the Responses Given by the Iranian Delegation to the Human Rights CommitteeBy Mohammad H. Nayyeri Attorney at…
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Special Court for the Clergy: Raison d’être, Development, Structure and Function
In this legal commentary, Majid Mohammadi, a prolific scholar and expert on Iran’s system of government, examines the establishment, development…
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A Legal Analysis on Violation of Rights in the Post-Election Events
In this legal commentary, Shadi Sadr, the prominent Iranian lawyer and women’s rights activist, examines the unlawful crackdown on dissent…
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Constitutional Obstacles: Human Rights and Democracy in Iran
In this commentary, Mehrangiz Kar lays out the operation of the Iranian political system as it stood at what seemed…
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A Look at Criminal Procedure in Iran
A commentary on the criminal justice system by Iranian criminal defense attorney Behnam Daraeizadeh.
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