Innovations of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Adopted in 1392, on the Rights of Defendants

Subject Areas : Political and International Researches Quarterly

Seyed Essa  Hosseini ¹ ()
Naghi  Fazeli ² ()
Jafar  Koosha ³ ()

Received: 2020-06-27 Accepted : 2020-06-27 Published : 2020-08-22

Keywords: Citizenship Rights, Innovations in Criminal Procedure, Approved in 2013, Rights of Defendants,

Abstract :

Seyed Essa Hosseini [1] Naghi Fazeli[2] Jafar Koosha[3]   Abstract: The accused rights are a natural and inherent part of mankind, and it is not something that the statesmen have left to the people and can deny them. The research method in this paper is descriptive-analytical and the library method has been used to collect the information needed for research. In the new penal code of 1392, special attention was paid to the rights charged and innovations in this field. In the same material of this law, both in the definition of criminal procedure and in the clarification of important cases, such as the principle of neutrality and the independence of the judicial authorities, the legal principle, the existence of criminal proceedings, the principle of innocence, the need for the accused to be informed of the cause and the reason for prosecution, the right to access the lawyer, the observance of the citizenship rights contained in the law on respect for legitimate freedoms and the protection of citizenship rights, which are observed in articles one to seven of this law. Therefore, we are witnessing a new and positive view of the trial and attention to the rights of the accused. [1] - PhD student, Department of Private Law, UAE Unit, Islamic Azad University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, [e-mail] [2] - Professor and faculty member, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran: Author in charge, [e-mail]      [3] - Assistant Professor and Faculty Member, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, [e-mail]