Book contents
- The Rule of Law in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- The Rule of Law in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures, Maps and Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Transliteration
- Chronology
- Abbreviations and Glossary
- 1 Governing the Law in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- 2 The Islamic Penal Code of 2013
- 3 The Administration of Criminal Justice in Iran
- 4 Shiʿi Family Law under the Rule of Law? The Iranian Model and Current Approaches in the Shiʿi World
- 5 Rule of Law or Rule by Law? Iran’s Bar Association as a Pawn in Islamic–Republican Contestations
- 6 Law Enforcement and the Judiciary in Postrevolutionary Iran
- 7 The Problem of Overcrowded Prisons in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- 8 Legal Barriers to Accessing Vital Medical Services and Creative Responses to Overcoming These
- 9 Reform from Within? Hākemiyat-e Qānun from the Reformist Era to 2022
- 10 Iran’s Religious and Ethnic Minorities in the Eyes of the Judiciary and the Security Apparatus
- 11 Labor Rights in Postrevolutionary Iran
- 12 The Effects of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and Subsequent US Withdrawal, on Iranian Law
- 13 Multilayered Mechanisms of Control and Censorship of Arts and Culture in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- 14 The Legal Situation Regarding Assisted Reproduction in Iran
- 15 Conclusions
- Index
- References
9 - Reform from Within? Hākemiyat-e Qānun from the Reformist Era to 2022
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 April 2025
Book contents
- The Rule of Law in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- The Rule of Law in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures, Maps and Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Transliteration
- Chronology
- Abbreviations and Glossary
- 1 Governing the Law in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- 2 The Islamic Penal Code of 2013
- 3 The Administration of Criminal Justice in Iran
- 4 Shiʿi Family Law under the Rule of Law? The Iranian Model and Current Approaches in the Shiʿi World
- 5 Rule of Law or Rule by Law? Iran’s Bar Association as a Pawn in Islamic–Republican Contestations
- 6 Law Enforcement and the Judiciary in Postrevolutionary Iran
- 7 The Problem of Overcrowded Prisons in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- 8 Legal Barriers to Accessing Vital Medical Services and Creative Responses to Overcoming These
- 9 Reform from Within? Hākemiyat-e Qānun from the Reformist Era to 2022
- 10 Iran’s Religious and Ethnic Minorities in the Eyes of the Judiciary and the Security Apparatus
- 11 Labor Rights in Postrevolutionary Iran
- 12 The Effects of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and Subsequent US Withdrawal, on Iranian Law
- 13 Multilayered Mechanisms of Control and Censorship of Arts and Culture in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- 14 The Legal Situation Regarding Assisted Reproduction in Iran
- 15 Conclusions
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter highlights the centrality of the rule of law to Khatami’s presidential campaign. It then reviews the policies of the heads of the judiciary in the post-Khomeini era, with the most far-reaching reform initiatives occurring during the tenure of Shahroudi (1999–2009). These included trying to phase out special courts, prohibiting the security services from running their own detention and prison systems, ending the death penalty for minors, ending execution by stoning, strengthening the rights of political prisoners, and reforming the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure. Many of these were reversed or watered down by Sadegh Larijani, head of the judiciary 2009–2019. Ebrahim Raisi (2019-2021) revived some of Shahroudi’s reforms in sentencing and also inaugurated a concerted effort to fight corruption in the judiciary. The chapter illustrates that the judiciary is not a monolith, and much of the quality of the rule of law stands and falls with its leading administrators and professionals.
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- The Rule of Law in the Islamic Republic of IranPower, Institutions, and the Limits of Reform, pp. 260 - 288Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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