Iran: The difference between an Islamic Revolutionary Court and an Administrative Revolutionary Court in Iran
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IRN6964 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iran: The difference between an Islamic Revolutionary Court and an Administrative Revolutionary Court in Iran, 1 September 1990, IRN6964, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abd334.html [accessed 30 May 2023] |
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According to M. Hallak, Associate professor of Islamic Law at the Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill University, the difference between an Islamic Revolutionary Court (IRC) and an Administrative Revolutionary Court (ARC) is that the former focuses on political and army matters, while the second deals with civilians matters including contracts for deeds and marriage through Islamic jurisprudence [telephone conversation on 28 September 1990]. M. Hallak further reports that the IRC tends to be stricter and harsher in its sentencing.
Corroborating the above information, M. Thomas Ricks, Director of International Studies and Associate Director at the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies and a specialist on Iran at Villanova University (Pennsylvania), alleges that the IRC base its decisions on the Sharia (Islamic Law), Islamic jurisprudence and Iranian contemporary customs [telephone conversation on 28 October 1990]. He further notes that the IRC is also concerned with social crimes. M. Ricks mention that the ARC refers to civil law and primarily applies the principles of Islamic jurisprudence. For example the ARC deals with matters such as property, inheritance, etc.
Bibliography
Director of International Studies and Associate Director at the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Villanova University, Pennsylvania. 28 October 1990. Telephone Interview with a Specialist.
Associate professor of Islamic Law at the Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University. 28 September 1990. Telephone Interview with an Associate-Professor.
