defenses in international criminal law

International Union of Criminal Law

Iran’s Criminal Policy Regarding Double Punishment in International Criminal Law

Different nations’ tendency to expand their judicial and legislative territory outside their ruling kingdom has caused conflicts in the criminal qualification and the coming into existence of legal bad effects. Among these bad effects is the double or additional punishment of someone who has been tried and received their penalty in another country before, which is at odds with the principles of...

Weak-Minded Responsibility in Iranian Criminal Law and Egyptian Law

In Iran's criminal law, humans are not only divided into wise or insane they are also persons who, on the one hand, do not fall under Article 149 of the Islamic Penal Code in the definition of insane persons and on the other hand, they are not wise, the rational age of these people is lower than their child's physical age that Affected by mental disorder and mental retardation. Article 91 of th...

Properties Attachment in Iranian Criminal Law

One of judicial decision is properties attachment that it is enacted in article 215 code of criminal law about property that is means for committing offence or is obtained due to it or is used during committing offence or is denoted for applying offence. Attachment makes out above properties from ownership and possession of owner and possessor. Nature of attachment is a Taziry punishment which ...

Establishment an international prison in order to Execution of criminal sentences of the International Criminal Court

However, the punishment of imprisonment has become the main response of domestic and international arsenals; But now one of the most important challenges facing the International Criminal Court is how to enforce its sentences, and especially the execution of imprisonment.according to the Statute of the Court, imprisonment is carried out through voluntary agreements with the receiving countries ...

non applicability of time limitation in international criminal law

time limitation is one of the legal institutions of the domestic law. this institution is more welcomed in the civil law system compared to the common law. immunity, amnesty and time limitation are the most important obstacles in the ending of impunity culture. immunity is a international phenomenon, whereas amnesty and time limitation are considered as domestic elements. international criminal...