Criminology and a Modern Penal Code

Pathological Intoxication and the Model Penal Code

dara' rule changes in islamic penal code with the modern penology teachings approach

dara' rule changes in islamic penal code with the modern penology teachings approach keyvan heidar nejad [1] fatemeh ahadi [2] seyyed abulfazl mirjafar pour [3]   abstract:                        dara' is one of the rules that is derived from figh. the rule indicates that by proving doubt or hesitancy at the time of committing crime, the offence cannot be proved. in the former penal c...

The Early Schools of Criminology and Modern Counterparts

“L isa” is a 30-year-old mother of three children ages 8, 6, and 4. Her husband left her a year ago for another woman, and his present whereabouts are unknown. Because Lisa only has a 10th-grade education and cannot afford child care costs, she was forced onto the welfare rolls. As Christmas approached, she realized that she had no money to buy her children any presents, so she took a temporary...

Revising the Model Penal Code: Keeping It Real

In deciding whether to reform or revise a document or institution, one must first address what the subject of the reform effort is. Before deciding whether the institution is serving its purposes well or badly, in other words, we must ask ourselves what purposes it is supposed to serve. The MPC is and does a number of things, though I suspect its predominantly academic audience of today is cons...

I-22: A Critique on "Consent to Medical Interventions"In Penal Code of Iran

s:1462:"Informed consent is central to the doctor-patient relationship and especially to respect the autonomy of the patient that is one of the four principles of biomedical ethics. According to article 190 of Civil Code "consent of both parties is an essential provision for a contract to be made" and according to the definition of contract under Article 183 of the same code, it seems that the ...