International Criminal Law

International Criminal Law

The Criminal Policy of Iran and England on Injuries Caused by the Violence in Sport

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Ph.D Student of Criminal Law and Criminology, Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Islamic Azad University, Amol, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Shahed, Tehran, Iran. (Corresponding Author)
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Private Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
What has been investigated in this research by using the descriptive-analytical research method and document and library collection of data and information is the nature of endogenous sports violence, the ability or lack of criminal prosecution of crimes and injuries caused by This type of violence and criminal policy of Iran and England is about injuries caused by sports violence. The findings of the research show that based on Article 158 of Iran's Islamic Penal Code and the December 2013 agreement between the judicial authorities and the English Football Association, among the three general approaches of lawyers and theorists regarding the strict adherence of sports to the rule of criminal law, the absolute immunity of sports from the rule of the criminal law and the modified theory of criminal responsibility, which includes criminal law and criminal prosecution in the case of sports violence and injuries caused by it as a last resort, provided that the conditions of the criminality of the committed act are met. Both the legal systems of Iran and England, in line with the vast majority of legal systems in the world, have recognized the third approach (modified theory of criminal responsibility).
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  • Receive Date 23 June 2024
  • Revise Date 08 September 2025
  • Accept Date 15 September 2024