Journal of Research and Development in Comparative Law

Journal of Research and Development in Comparative Law

A Comparative Analysis of the Role of Political Ideologies in the Conceptual Evolution of the Principle of Nulla Poena Sine Lege; With a Glance at the Iranian Legal System

Document Type : scientific research paper

Author
Mohamadmehdi Sadeghi
PhD student in Criminal and Criminology, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran
10.22034/law.2024.2037338.1431
Abstract
In this comparative study, the quality of inference from the principle of nulla poena sine lege was compared in the context of totalitarian and liberal ideologies, and the Sharia ideology governing the Iranian legal system.The results show that the autocratic regimes of Fascism and Nazism did not adhere to any of the readings. In contrast, since the rule of law is one of the principles of liberalism, governments based on this ideology always adhere to the traditional reading.The tendency of the Iranian legal system in the realm of punishments whose type, amount, and quality are not specified in the Sharia is based on the traditional reading. In hodud and punishments whose type, quantity, and quality are specified in Islamic law, none of the readings have been accepted, and only in some of the Expediency Discernment Council's ratifications signs of accepting the new reading can be found.This research is theoretically based, has been developed in a descriptive-analytical method, and the information was collected using books and articles in Persian and English.
Keywords
Ideology
principle of nulla poena sine lege
traditional reading
modern reading

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