Strategic Studies of Jurisprudence and Law

Strategic Studies of Jurisprudence and Law

Victims Analysis of Foreign Tourists in Iranian Criminal Law

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Authors
1 PhD Student in Criminal Law and Criminology, Department of Law, Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Islamic Azad University, Amol, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Chalous Branch, Islamic Azad University, Chalous, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/ejs.2022.340492.1230
Abstract
Background and Aim: Tourists are victims of various crimes such as robbery, murder, rape, hostage taking and the like. This article the Iranian criminal law approach to the victimization of foreign tourists examines.
Materials and Methods: Thise article is Analytical descriptive and the library method uses.
Ethical considerations: In this article, Originality of texts, honesty and trusteeship Has been complied with.
Results: Iran's criminal policy to identify specific crimes of foreign tourists in the form of a differential system does not want. General Laws for the Protection of Victims In the Iranian legal system, foreign victims are governed by the courts, and the courts the basis of public laws in the event of a victimization of foreign tourists rule on. Financial and moral support, the right to be informed, the right to sue and the right to a court of law, and the protection of witnesses and informants are among the rights of victims in Iranian criminal law, foreign tourists also applies to injured.
Conclusion: The existing criminal laws are not sufficient to protect foreign tourists who are victims. Given the importance of foreign tourism, it is necessary to take a differential approach to protecting affected foreign tourists so that the process of processing cases is more expeditious and more deterrent punishments are developed. In the discussion of prevention, there are gaps such as the lack of tourism police, lack of reversal and preventive attitude of factors related to and stakeholders in foreign tourism
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