Governing Requirements on the Criminalization of State Crimes in Iran's Criminal Policy Process

Document Type : Research Article

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associate Professor, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran

Abstract

Encroachment (trespass) of the fundamental rights of the nation by governments in the form of fundamental violations of citizens & areas related to health, health, treatment & education can be considered as examples of state crime. State crime refers to the ostensibly lawful conduct of the government that does not involve the personal interest & the ability to cause irreparable harm to citizens, in many cases is not considered a criminal offense & criminal policy in this regard is difficult. This article discusses the requirements of criminal policy regarding state crimes & the tools needed to adopt criminal policy. The requirements of criminal policy in the field of state crimes include the requirements of public policy & the requirements of law. Accordingly, the need for legitimacy of the rule-based political system, the intervention of civil institutions, constitutional & extra-constitutional oversight of the functioning of government, the refusal to pay mere attention to political rationality in the legislative process & the acceptance & rule of law necessary for criminal policy in the field of state crimes.

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Iranian Journal of Public Policy
Volume 7, Issue 4
2021
Pages 145-165

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