The impact of spatial information technology on judicial proceedings in Iran and the United States

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ali nagafi tavanai ¹ , reza heydari gilagha ² , علیرضا میلانی ³ , javad tahmasebi ⁴

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2 - PhD student at Islamic Azad University, Emirates Branch. Emirates.
3 - استادیار دانشگاه اسلام شهر
4 - Assistant Professor and Faculty Member, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch.

Received: 2024-10-23 Accepted : 2024-12-21 Published : 2025-01-07

Keywords: Remote sensing, restorative justice, criminal matters, information technology.,

Abstract :

The purpose of the present study was to examine the impact of spatial information technology in judicial proceedings in Iran and the United States based on the reliability of remote sensing data. Issuing wrong decisions is inevitable in all judicial systems in the world. In such circumstances, the mission of criminal justice requires that an efficient mechanism be implemented in order to prevent the rights of the parties to the dispute from being violated. This mechanism in Iranian law is the retrial, and in American law, it is a specialized system for dealing with the claim of innocence of the convicted. The foundations of this mechanism in Iranian criminal law are based on public interest and in accordance with Islamic laws and framework, but in American law it is based on individualism. In both legal systems, there are challenges in this regard; One of the main challenges in the retrial debate is the issuance of erroneous verdicts, which the judge issues based on the documentation. Therefore, this study discusses remote sensing as a tool to help make better decisions in some criminal matters, and it was stated that in many countries around the world that have legal issues and challenges, remote sensing is used as a tool with low error and scientifically supported data. As a result, satellites and other remote sensing technologies are revolutionizing our abilities to look carefully at the most distant parts of the world with a perception beyond our senses and to obtain reliable and inexpensive legal evidence, which in some cases can be the only evidence available. Therefore, the above, along with other reasons, make it timely and necessary to review the use of the aforementioned information as evidence and pay attention to ways to increase its use in legal fields.

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