Note: Although jurisprudential propositions pertaining to education have perpetually existed within Shiite fiqh, the field of “Jurisprudence of Education” (Fiqh al-Tarbiyah) remains a relatively nascent jurisprudential domain. This novelty accounts for the limited number of dedicated monographs. Presented below is …
Note: The principle of innocence occupies a prominent and extensively applied position in judicial fiqh. The question, however, is whether this significance has also permeated Iranian judicial law. In their article titled “The Position of the Principle of Innocence in …
Note: The right to human equality is sometimes counted among civil rights and sometimes among human rights. Some have even regarded it as an innate and inalienable right of human beings. Below is an index of articles that have examined …
Note: Practical principles (uṣūl ʿamaliyya) have always been contrasted with presumptions, and the prevalent view among uṣūliyyūn jurists is that presumptions prevail over and take precedence over practical principles. This also holds true regarding the relationship between judicial practical principles …
Note: Historically, violence was primarily understood as physical violence or at least its most evident form. In recent decades, however, new categories have emerged, including psychological, verbal, visual, and other forms of violence. With respect to women’s rights, verbal violence—beyond …
Note: Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Majid Dehqan Benadaki has long concentrated his scholarly efforts on matters pertaining to women and family. He has produced numerous books and articles in this domain, among them Gender and the Language of the Qur’an. A …
Note: The book Human Dignity in Islamic Jurisprudence and Law by Hossein Haghighatpour is among the few specialized works that thoroughly examine the concept of dignity through jurisprudential and legal lenses. A concise overview of its contents follows: Author of …
Note: In traditional treatises on the Principles of Jurisprudence (Usul al-Fiqh), Procedural Principles are typically analyzed in the abstract, detached from the specific legal chapters in which they operate. This abstraction often obscures the nuanced variations in how these principles …
Note: Policy-making is neither legislation nor the execution of laws; rather, it is a discipline that gives direction and orientation to both. Policy-making sometimes requires that laws be formulated, apparently contrary to that policy, while in reality they align with …
Note: Hujjat al-Islām wal-Muslimeen Dr. Alireza Abedi Sarasia is an associate professor at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and one of the researchers in jurisprudence. For many years, he has been teaching at undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels in the Department …