Contemporary Jurisprudence

Jurisprudential Analysis of Commercial Advertising Targeting Children at the Research Institute for Contemporary Jurisprudential Studies

With the participation of seminary and university scholars, the jurisprudential, legal, and social dimensions of advertising to children were critically examined at the Research Institute for Contemporary Jurisprudential Studies in Qom

On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, a scientific-promotional session titled “Feasibility of Targeting Children in Commercial Advertisements from a Jurisprudential Perspective” was organized by the Institute of Islamic Humanities at the University of Qom in collaboration with the Department of Jurisprudence of Culture, Art, and Media at the Research Institute for Contemporary Jurisprudential Studies. In this session, Dr. Saeed Masoudipour elucidated the jurisprudential aspects of the topic, while critics provided a detailed critique of its various dimensions.
During the session, Dr. Saeed Masoudipour examined the jurisprudential dimensions of commercial advertisements targeting children, and critics addressed the legal and social challenges and perspectives. The role of rationality in children’s transactions, the distinction between individual and governmental jurisprudence, and the psychological and educational impacts of advertisements were discussed. Additionally, a comparison was made between legal restrictions on advertising to children in Iran and certain European countries. This session was a significant step in advancing modern jurisprudential studies and fostering scientific collaboration.
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Specialized Session on Family Jurisprudence at the Research Institute for Contemporary Jurisprudence Studies

Jurisprudential and Legal Analysis of Family Economic Challenges and the Obligations of the Islamic Ruler in Supporting Couples

The 224th session of the Family and Women’s Jurisprudence Group at the Research Institute for Contemporary Jurisprudence Studies, titled “The Role of the Islamic Government Regarding Couples Unable to Pay Maintenance,” was held.
🔹 Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Dr. Mahdi Saadatinasab, the main presenter, focused on the inability to pay maintenance “without willful fault” and examined the jurisprudential and legal role of the Islamic government.
🔍 Citing Quranic verses, narrations, and jurisprudential sources, he emphasized that the Islamic government is not only obligated to refrain from enforcing judicial divorce but must also undertake the role of providing economic support for the incapacitated couple.
🏷 The distinction between “intrinsic inability” and “relative inability with respect to others” was a key point of this scholarly session, which can influence the ruling on divorce or financial support.
🔸 A member of the Specialized Family and Women’s Jurisprudence Group at the Research Center of the Institute of Advanced Jurisprudence and Islamic Sciences, referencing Martyr Sadr’s book Our Economy, outlined two models of government intervention in individuals’ economic issues: social solidarity and direct intervention. He emphasized the obligation of economic support for the incapacitated couple.
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Discussion on the Sexual Education of Children from a Jurisprudential Perspective at the Research Institute for Contemporary Jurisprudential Studies

221st Session Aimed at Clarifying the Theoretical and Practical Dimensions of Sexual Education Based on Islamic Jurisprudence

The Department of Social Jurisprudence, Ethics, and Education at the Research Institute for Contemporary Jurisprudential Studies explored a novel and sensitive topic in Islamic education titled “Sexual Education of Children from a Jurisprudential Perspective.”
🔹In this session, scholars in Islamic jurisprudence and educational sciences defined sexual education as a structured set of actions aimed at familiarizing educators and children with religious norms and fostering internal motivation to adhere to these norms. They emphasized that this should be addressed at three jurisprudential levels: extracting an educational system from religious sources, addressing religious legal issues, and incorporating educational approaches into jurisprudential reasoning.
🔹The session also highlighted the importance of understanding gender identity, emotional relationships, and criteria for marital life, the necessity of establishing a cohesive research network, and the development of soft social technologies in this field, while critiquing existing shortcomings.
🏷This session marks the beginning of expanding discussions on sexual education grounded in Islamic jurisprudence, offering a localized and effective alternative to Western models.
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The 211th Scientific Session of the Social Jurisprudence, Ethics, and Education Group at the Institute of Contemporary Jurisprudential Studies

Dr. Mahmoud Taqizadeh Davari, President of the Institute of Shia Studies, in the continuation of the specialized sessions of the Social Jurisprudence Group, examined the foundations and components of social jurisprudence

Under the auspices of the Institute of Contemporary Jurisprudential Studies, the 211th scientific session was held with the participation of Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Dr. Mahmoud Taqizadeh Davari, President of the Institute of Shia Studies. In this specialized session, the concept of social jurisprudence as an emerging and interdisciplinary field between jurisprudence and sociology was explored.
🔹Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Dr. Mahmoud Taqizadeh Davari, President of the Institute of Shia Studies, referencing the theories of Ibn Khaldun and Giddens, identified social institutions and emerging challenges such as modern technologies, global media, environmental issues, and social changes as topics that social jurisprudence must address. This field, going beyond traditional jurisprudence, responds to the complexities of contemporary society and can offer innovative solutions through social ijtihad (jurisprudential reasoning) and an understanding of public interest.
🏷The session’s chair, Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Dr. Mohsen Olveiraei, while emphasizing the importance of these discussions, announced efforts to apply jurisprudence to real and emerging societal issues and stated that this series of sessions would continue with topics related to climate, environmental concerns, and modern technologies.
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Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslemin Dr. Seyed Hossein Hashemi and Dr. Hojjatollah Fathi elaborated on the legal and jurisprudential aspects of criminal maturity.

It can be said that the issue of criminal maturity is one of the challenging topics in Iran’s judicial system, with numerous ambiguities surrounding the age of criminal responsibility, the concept of maturity, and its criteria.
In this session, Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslemin Dr. Seyed Hossein Hashemi and Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslemin Dr. Hojjatollah Fathi provided a detailed analysis of this topic, exploring its jurisprudential, legal, and narrational dimensions.
📌 Key topics discussed in this specialized scientific session included:
▪️ The difference between civil maturity and criminal maturity;
▪️ The role of “perfection of intellect” in determining criminal responsibility;
▪️ Analysis of Article 91 of the Islamic Penal Code;
▪️ Various jurisprudential perspectives on differentiating age for religious obligations and punishments;
▪️ The impact of physical and intellectual maturity on the criminal responsibility of adolescents.
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