Iran Penal Law on Sacrilege in the Name of Freedom of Expression
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https://doi.org/10.7596/taksad.v6i1.790Keywords:
Freedom of Expression, Insolence, Sacrilege, Press.Abstract
Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right that is closely related with social progress and human sublimation. However, it is among the rights which are of an optional nature besides being a social right. Thus, based on the above-mentioned characteristics, its full implementation is encountered with a number of limitations and conditions including observation of the rights of one's fellowmen, prohibition of trespassing against one's honor or social order and so on and so forth. Sacrilege is one of the most indecent offending behaviors that have been described as a crime in Iran’s penal code of law. This crime is of public effect and is counted among religious crimes and it has been considered as a crime in support of religion as one of the most important values governing the societies. Sacrilege is one of those crimes which are seriously prosecuted by religious states whose beliefs are insulted. This tough stance has its origin also in the fact that man by his nature does not tolerate a certain set of actions including the act of treating a one's sacred beliefs without respect. As a result, this crime is seriously punished by religiously oriented governments. Since Iran is a religious state, if someone insults the religious and Islamic beliefs the government shall sue him. Various aspects of sacrilege as a crime, the boundaries of freedom of expression and the assessment of press law in the light of freedom of expression are among the issues which have been dealt with in present article.
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