Evaluation of the Jurisdiction of the Penal Court of the Province

Abstract

In the last decade, a new court called the penal court of the province was established in the legal system of Iran, which included the scope of jurisdiction, procedure, punishment and enforcement of its rulings on the basis of the provisions of the law on the reform of the law establishing the general and revolutionary courts approved in 2002 and the rules of procedure of public and revolutionary courts in Criminal law approved in 1999. This court has a high rank in the criminal justice system, since the most important proceedings with severe penalties are in the jurisdiction of this court, and in fact a primitive and public court with conditions of due process of limited legal constraints that will have some forms and ambiguities in doctrine and practice, and that is why and the reason the writer has chosen the jurisdiction of the court for review and research. The provincial penal court was established since 2002, and before the revolution it was called the criminal court of the province, but it was dissolved after the revolution. Excessive crimes punishable by self-stroke and retribution are executed, executed and imprisoned, as well as political and press offenses within the jurisdiction of the court.

Keywords: legal status, provincial criminal court, intrinsic qualification, local jurisdiction.

DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/9-14-10

Publication date:July 31^st 2019