Historical Evolution and Contemporary Challenges of Qisas in Law/ Mostafa Ahmadian

The essence of qisas (retributive justice) has long been based on a natural law: “You kill, you are killed; an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.” This well-known principle existed long before the emergence of Abrahamic religions. Historical stone carvings—including the Code of Hammurabi, which dates back to 1800 BCE and […]...

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There is no benefit in retribution except for the healing of the survivors, Mustafa Ahmadian.

In recent years, various campaigns opposing the death penalty have been formed, each considering execution and qisas as the most prominent and dangerous threats to society, whose harmful effects do not release our reality and collective life during this era of history. Nevertheless, our criminal justice policy, in response to these collective movements, has generally […]...

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“Fire at the Drug Addiction Camp in Langroud: Neglect of Supervision and Necessity of Accountability/ Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour”

The fire at the addiction treatment camp in Langroud raises the question of whether the country’s Welfare Organization and other governing bodies have any supervision over these places or not. What is the management and performance of addiction treatment camps and what is the role of the Welfare Organization in issuing licenses and overseeing such […]...

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Equality of my nationality in the relevant laws of Iran / Mehran Mosadegh Nia

“متن راست چین” “Right-aligned text”Mehran Mosadegh Nia In this short article, we try to examine gender equality in Iranian criminal and legal laws, so that we may better understand the issue of inequality between men and women in this field, rather than in other political and social areas that are beyond the scope of this […]...

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