Journal of Legal Research

Journal of Legal Research

An Introduction to Explaining and Interpreting Laws in Measurement Fuzzy Logic

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Social Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
The precise and fair implementation of laws in the judicial policy of legal systems is inevitable. In two-value or Aristotelian logic, the foundations and principles of science are subject to a fixed rule that thing is either right or wrong. Fuzzy thinking in the interpretation and explanation of laws, both quantitatively and qualitatively, represents a special framework in the purposeful examination of ambiguities and uncertainties. Fuzzy thinking represents a special framework for the purposeful study of ambiguities and uncertainties in the application of laws, both quantitatively and qualitatively, therefore, the design of fuzzy thinking in measuring and explaining criminal and legal matters can be very effective in advancing towards criminal justice. Because the logic used in our laws, which has its roots and precepts in Islamic law, is multiple logic, and propositions and legal materials are often graded and used continuously with variables as examples. This study aims to try a new approach to explaining and interpreting laws based on fuzzy thinking in times of ambiguity and complexity and to help build a logical and equitable framework that leads to the development of rules based on legal variables and components. The result is that with the theory of explanation and interpretation of the existing laws based on fuzzy thinking, as well as the design and implementation of the fuzzy judicial system with the help of experts, it is possible to progress towards a more accurate and fair judicial system. Because the thinking and subjective criteria of the judges in interpreting the laws can be fuzzy and the judges also issue more fair verdicts. For example, to prevent crimes leading to imprisonment, which will reduce the number of prisoners. Therefore, the fuzzy thinking plan in evaluating and explaining legal issues can be very efficient in moving towards criminal and legal justice.
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