INVESTIGATING IRAN'S LEGISLATIVE CRIMINAL POLICY ON DISTURBING CRIMES IN THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM: CRITICALLY ASSESSING THE LAW "PUNISHMENT FOR VIOLATORS OF THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMIC SYSTEM"

  • Seyyed Ali AlHosseini Islamic Azad University
  • Saeid Hakimiha Imam Hossein University
  • Seyyed Ali Jabar Golbaghi Masole Islamic Azad University
Keywords: economic crime, economic system, criminal policy, punishment for violators.

Abstract

What has become known as economic crime today is severely damages the economic system of each country as well as the international economic system of production, distribution, transportation, consumption and money. Therefore, countries are trying to reduce the amount of crime committed to the extent that it is tolerable through criminalization and punishment. This article seeks to examine Iran's criminal justice policy in preventing and combating crimes that disrupt the economic system. The research method in this article is descriptive and library method is used to collect the data. Overall, Iran appears to have a variety of laws in place to combat the detrimental crimes of the economic system, some of which are considered progressive and progressive.  However, the dissemination of existing laws and criminalization by non-competent authorities in the legislation on economic crimes is one of the challenges in face of the country's legal system.

Author Biographies

Seyyed Ali AlHosseini, Islamic Azad University

PhD in Criminal Law and Criminology, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran.

Saeid Hakimiha, Imam Hossein University

Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran Corresponding Author.

Seyyed Ali Jabar Golbaghi Masole, Islamic Azad University

Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran.

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Published
2021-03-11