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The Ins and Outs of “The Right to Justice and Human Equality”!

Note: Justice and human equality in Islamic sources possess a history as long as Islam itself;…

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The Requirement of the Wife Obtaining the Husband’s Permission to Leave the House Must Be Analyzed Based on the “Family Consolidation” Theory

Note: On various pretexts, the jurisprudential ruling on “the requirement of the wife obtaining the husband’s…

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Humanism Has Trampled Upon Human Dignity

Note: The emergence of humanistic schools of thought, including Humanism, stemmed from an absolutist view regarding…

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The Right to Human Equality Is a Pre-Religious and Non-Divinely Ordained Right

Note: The right to human equality, at first glance, is an accepted and self-evident matter; however,…

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The Dignity of Other Creatures Also Traces Back to Human Dignity

Note: Although the existence of dignity for human beings is explicitly stated in the Quran and…

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The Enactment of Differing Rulings for Women and Non-Muslims Bears No Inherent Conflict with the Right to Human Equality

Note: When the right to human equality enters the domain of jurisprudence, it encounters challenges before…

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Jurisprudential Challenges to Accepting the Right to Human Equality

Note: The right to human equality, at first glance, appears clear, self-evident, and in accord with…

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Two Types of Dignity Are Conceivable in Human Beings

Note: Although the right to dignity and human equality is a newly emerging topic in the…

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Positive Discrimination Does Not Conflict with Justice

Note: When speaking of the equality of human rights, some regard it as synonymous with the…

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If the Identification of Instances of the Right to Human Equality Is Left to Custom, It Will Lead to Secularism

Note: Although Islamic jurisprudence speaks of justice among human beings, this does not necessarily mean equality…

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The Primary Problem in the Jurisprudence of Natural Resources Is Jurists’ Unfamiliarity with the Importance of Natural Resources

Note: Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Dr. Yaqoub-Ali Borji has been actively engaged in teaching and research regarding…

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Preserving One’s Own Dignity and That of Others Is Obligatory upon Every Human Being

Note: Although human dignity has a long history in Islamic theology in terms of vocabulary and…

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Revolutionary Economic Institutions, Contrary to Their Initial Concept of Creation, Became Entangled in Governmental Structures

Note: Imam Khomeini, in addition to leading the great Islamic Revolution, established various institutions and structures…

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Martyr Khamenei Transformed the Discourse of Contemporary Jurisprudence from a Peripheral Concept into a Primary Demand of the Seminary Body

Note: The leadership of Martyr Ayatollah Khamenei over the Islamic Republic of Iran, although bringing fame…

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A Look at the Book “Critique of the Foundations of Jurisprudence and Theology”;

Note: Mohammad Mojtahed Shabestari is considered one of the important intellectuals of the country in recent…

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Judicial Presumptions and Legal Presumptions

Note: Practical principles (al-usul al-‘amaliyyah) stand in contrast to presumptions (amarat). But just as there are…

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The Theory of Guardianship in Practice

Note: Martyr Ayatollah Khamenei, despite having held the longest tenure of governance by a Shi’i jurist,…

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Jurisprudential Challenges of Utilizing Stem Cells

Note: The application of stem cells expanded and grew so rapidly in medical science that new…

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The Presumption of Innocence and Its Effects in Criminal Matters

Note: Although the presumption of innocence is one of the widely applied practical principles (al-usul al-‘amaliyyah)…

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Jurists Opposing the Right to Dignity Are Concerned About the Collapse of the Jurisprudential System

Note: It has only been a few years since the right to dignity was introduced as…