A Comparative Study of Principles of Citizenship Law with Criminal Law in Iran and International Conventions with Emphasis on Citizenship Education

Abstract

The realization of citizenship rights requires training of citizens to be aware of their rights and responsibilities. The proper implementation of judicial law is an essential step in protecting rights of citizens, which requires trained people who can help balance between these two rights. Accordingly, the purpose of this article is to compare principles of civil law with criminal law in Iran and international conventions. The research method is comparative-analytical and method of data collection is documentary. The present article has four sections: The first section contains an introduction and necessity of research. The second part describes research method. In third section, the research results are presented. The article ends with a conclusion. Findings show that there are similarities between many principles of civil law and criminal law in Iran and international conventions. Also, many of the principles contained in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran emphasize the observance of citizenship rights. Of course, the ambiguity in some principles of criminal law or the lack of practical guarantees for their strict implementation can be considered as one of the major differences between the Iranian legal system and international conventions. Based on these findings, it is suggested that educational policy makers and curriculum planners of Iran devote part of secondary education curricula to civil rights and its relationship with criminal law.

Keywords

• citizenship education
• citizenship law
• criminal law
• international conventions
• iran