The Jurisprudential Foundations of the Fight against Terrorism and Iran's Efforts in this Regard

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1 Full Professor, Department of Jurisprudence and the Principles of the Islamic Law, Faculty of Theology, College of Farabi, University of Tehran, Qom, Iran

2 Master’s holder, Jurisprudence and Principles of the Islamic Law, Faculty of Law, Azad University, Semnan Branch, Semnan, Iran

Abstract

Terrorism is an act whose nature and outcome is violence and fear. Regardless of the different forms of the realization of this act in the past, it has taken new forms in the contemporary era due to the advancement of sciences and technologies. To face this phenomenon, then, it is necessary to foresee and apply appropriate and favorable measures. As a victim of internal and external terrorism, the Islamic Republic of Iran has adopted special strategies based on the teachings of the Islamic Law, the Iranian Constitution, the national laws, and the international documents to fight against terrorism. This study set out to examine and explore the legal strategies – or more particularly, the legislative strategies – used by Iran to address terrorism manifestations.  The results revealed that Iran's anti-terrorism measures are mainly taken from the rules and findings of the Islamic Law, though it partly relies on the findings of the international law. Changes in the terrorists' performance urge the Iranian government to use the international documents and obligations as a model in addressing the new forms of terrorism and their formation and enhancement grounds, bring about changes in its legislative system, and introduce more organization into its strategies in this regard.

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Classical and Contemporary Islamic Studies (formerly known as Journal of Contemporary Islamic Studies)
Volume 3, Issue 2
Summer & Autumn
July 2021
Pages 151-162

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