Challenges of property restitution caused by corruption in Iran's legal system

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Ph.D student in Law, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood Branch, Shahrood, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Center for Legal Research and Legal Aid, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood Branch, Shahrood, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Legal Research Center, Shahrood Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran

10.48300/jlr.2023.401637.2362

Abstract

Corruption is one of the issues that have been given serious attention at different national, international and regional levels. By examining the documents and documents available in the judicial policies, it is possible to understand the policies and programs that try to prevent and deal with this great social problem from various dimensions. In this article, the challenges of property restitution caused by corruption in Iran's legal system have been investigated using a descriptive, analytical and library-based method. In this regard, international anti-corruption conventions and centers have been considered as the first priority, that different countries around the world organize their laws by joining and applying the guidelines of these centers in the field of preventing and dealing with corruption. In this way, efforts have been made at international levels to organize the fight against corruption in a more favorable way by taking concerted measures. Also, at the national level, the actions of the judicial and legal institutions of the system, such as strengthening cooperation to fight and follow up on corruption, presenting a report on the state of corruption at the national level, etc., have been effective in the field of fighting corruption. Finally, according to the nature and position of these policies, the hypothesis of the research, which is the ability to refer to the policies of the legal system, has been confirmed and it has been explained that the necessity of restitution of illegitimate property and assets is one of the basic principles in Iran's legal system,

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