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  • 6 - Law Enforcement and the Judiciary in Postrevolutionary Iran

  • Edited by Hadi Enayat, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations, Aga Khan University, Mirjam Künkler, Institute for Advanced Legal Study
  • Book:
    The Rule of Law in the Islamic Republic of Iran
    Published online:
    10 April 2025
    Print publication:
    17 April 2025, pp 159-186

  • Summary

    This chapter focuses on the police and other law enforcement agencies. Mapping their transformation since the 1979 Revolution, it highlights the tensions and overlapping jurisdictions between different law enforcement agencies and units, arguing that their security mission has expanded alongside their disciplinary and religious morality mission, especially since the disputed 2009 elections. To maintain order, the Islamic Republic has taken several measures, such as the expansion of law enforcement units, the establishment of several special forces for crowd control and anti-riot missions, and heavy investment in the training and equipment of these forces. The police force has also dramatically intensified its ideological programs for the indoctrination of its members and has made changes to recruitment by shifting focus toward more conservative parts of society. Despite some attempts at reform, Iran’s various police forces are not consistently subject to the rule of law, nor are they accountable to elected institutions.