The Duality of State Law and Sharīʿa in the Islamic Republic of Iran

By Marzieh Tofighi Darian Islamic Republic of Iran has designed an elaborate and stringent system of Islamic constitutionalism under its 1979 Constitution. Not only does the Constitution aim at making … Continue reading The Duality of State Law and Sharīʿa in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Interpreting the Codification of Sharīʿa Law into the New Legal System in the Making of the Persian Constitutional Revolution: A Critical Introduction to Two Original Pieces

By Jafar Shokrolah Zadeh   I-Introduction This study is motivated by the complicated codification of sharīʿa law into the new modern legal system in the aftermath of the Persian Constitutional Revolution … Continue reading Interpreting the Codification of Sharīʿa Law into the New Legal System in the Making of the Persian Constitutional Revolution: A Critical Introduction to Two Original Pieces