Precedent and Authority in Antonin Scalia's Jurisprudence

Sound Principles, Undesirable Outcomes: Justice Scalia's Paradoxical Eighth Amendment Jurisprudence

Justice Scalia's Eighth Amendment Jurisprudence: An Unabashed Foe of Criminal Defendants

Jurisprudence and Rationality

  There are different concepts of rationality: specific rationality, normative rationality and instrumental rationality whose limitation covers the holistic rationality and represents the fate of rationality in the West. Thus following Hume reason became the slave of feelings and lost its authority for choosing the goal. In Islamic culture reason with its undeniable background in Shariah enjoy...

Comparative Analysis of Weber’s Charismatic Authority and Imam Khomeini’s Role in Leading the Islamic Revolution of Iran

In Islamic revolution of Iran effective role of Imam Khomeini’s leadership caused many thinkers to interpret this revolution based on Max Weber’s theory of charismatic authority. However, due to serious and fundamental distinction between western politics and Imam Khomeini’s movement in bases and concepts, the author believes the distinctions and contradictions have led to deviation and underes...

Investigating the Effect of Time and Place on Contraction and Expansion of the Authority of the Islamic Ruler

Theprimary basis of the Islamic Republic of Iran's system is the absoluteVilayat...