Contemporary Jurisprudence

Scientific Seminar at the Research Institute of Contemporary Jurisprudence Studies on Methodological Hermeneutics in Political Jurisprudence

On Thursday, 2 October 2025, the Research Institute of Contemporary Jurisprudence Studies held the seminar “The Application of Methodological Hermeneutics in Political Jurisprudence” with the participation of Dr. Masoud Fayyazi and Dr. Seyyed Sadegh Haghighat.
🔹 This specialized seminar explored new approaches to interpreting jurisprudential texts and emphasized the importance of context in achieving a more precise understanding of religious and political texts.
🏷 In this scientific seminar, Dr. Fayyazi reviewed the history and philosophy of hermeneutics, explaining the significance of understanding the “author’s individuality” and the necessity of considering historical and cultural contexts in interpreting religious texts. Additionally, Dr. Haghighat highlighted the critical role of context in interpreting jurisprudential verses, particularly those related to jihad, emphasizing the need for a systemic approach to jurisprudence.
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Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Dr. Mahdi Shajarian, in an Exclusive Interview with Contemporary Jurisprudence:

The Right to Human Dignity and Equality from the Perspective of Jurisprudence/6

The issue of justice has not only been raised for years and decades but for centuries in Shiite jurisprudence: at times through objections to why men and women do not have equal rights, at other times due to the unequal rights of Muslims and non-Muslims, and at yet other times because of the unequal distribution of government aid, such as subsidies, to all people. The fundamental question, however, is: What is justice?
🔹 Does justice mean equality, such that these questions become meaningful, or does it refer to something else? Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Dr. Mahdi Shajarian has, for years, made justice his primary educational and research concern.
🔸 A faculty member of the Social Justice Department at the Research Institute of Islamic Sciences and Culture, he believes that no justice scholar has interpreted justice as equality. He identifies the main problem and challenge of the justice issue as its interpretation.
The full text of the insightful and exclusive interview by Contemporary Jurisprudence with this justice scholar is as follows: 🔻

Mohammad Razazadeh

The Right to Human Dignity and Equality from the Perspective of Jurisprudence/5

The right to human equality is one of the most fundamental ethical, legal, and social principles in human societies. Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Mohammad Razazadeh, a professor of advanced levels at the seminary, in an exclusive note for Contemporary Jurisprudence, seeks to examine the concept, dimensions, foundations, and legal and jurisprudential status of this right.
🔍 This note addresses questions such as the nature of the right to equality, whether it pertains to human rights or citizenship rights, its natural or contractual nature, evidence for its establishment, and its status in custom or Sharia.
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In a Discussion with Several Researchers of Cyberspace Jurisprudence at Qom Seminary:

Jurisprudence of Governance in Cyberspace/30

For several decades, humanity has partially bid farewell to the world of face-to-face conversations, increasingly preferring to conduct their affairs through various virtual networks rather than dedicating time to family and friends to spend a few hours with them. Indeed, communication and technology have facilitated many matters, but they have also become a barrier to human interactions.
🔹 Perhaps until recently, no one imagined that the presence of certain individuals in cyberspace could lead to separations, disputes, misunderstandings, and, in some cases, fraud. One reason might be that, based on an unwritten tradition in our country, the proper culture of using a technology is not established before it enters the market. Nonetheless, such incidents have occurred and continue to occur, and we witness various forms of unethical behavior.
To examine these issues, particularly the necessity of deriving and presenting the jurisprudence of cyberspace, we have engaged in discussions with several experts, the results of which are presented below: 🔻

Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Ebrahim Baqeri

Judicial Practical Principles/6

Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Ebrahim Baqeri is a distinguished professor of jurisprudence and law at the Qom Seminary. For several decades, he has been engaged in teaching and researching judicial and criminal jurisprudence and is one of the three main authors of a comprehensive and practical commentary on the Islamic Penal Code. As the top researcher of the Judiciary for seven consecutive years, in this exclusive note for Contemporary Jurisprudence, he explores the application of practical principles in judicial jurisprudence.
🔹 He believes that practical principles are not applicable for proving a crime, but this does not mean they are ineffective in judicial jurisprudence, even in criminal matters.
The full text of the exclusive oral note by a member of the Judiciary’s Jurisprudential Council follows: 🔻