Judiciary »International Judicial Cooperation Bill Sent to Government to Fight Corruption
Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Deputy of the Judiciary:
According to the information base of the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Deputy of the Judiciary, the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Deputy of the Judiciary announced the sending of the “Bill of International Judicial Cooperation to Combat Corruption” to the government, stating: The international community is one of the important goals in drafting this bill in the fight against and suppression of some transnational crimes.
Hojjat-ul-Islam and Muslims Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh emphasized the importance of countries being required to comply with international requirements in order to establish dynamic and effective interactions with other countries: One of the important areas for the emergence of constructive international cooperation International crimes and organized crime are transnational, and this is certainly impossible without new legal frameworks and new enforcement procedures.
Referring to the need to formulate new laws or amend traditional domestic laws and regulations in line with emerging international phenomena, he said: “It is not a secret that the Islamic Republic of Iran has a pivotal role due to its special geopolitical position and rich geographical, historical, cultural and human potential.” It is considered in establishing and maintaining stability and security and creating changes in the region, and this issue has considered the expansion of international interactions and cooperation as a fundamental policy of the policy makers and legislators of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The judicial official enumerated the country’s international judicial cooperation in various fields such as extradition of criminals, transfer of convicts, judicial assistance in criminal and civil matters, transfer of proceedings, return of property and technical assistance, and added: International multilateral treaties, bilateral treaties or reciprocal action take place.
Dr. Mossadegh continued in this regard: In cases where there are no bilateral or multilateral international treaties or is faced with silence, ambiguity and shortcomings, mutual behavior, whether judicial, political or legislative, is the solution for international judicial cooperation. The best way to engage in reciprocal behavior is to have domestic laws and regulations that specify the scope of international judicial cooperation, the terms and conditions of implementation, and the powers and duties of relevant institutions. Form of a single article, “Law on extradition of criminals approved on 2/14/1339” in the form of 26 articles and “Law on criminal prosecution of fugitive criminals from the border areas of Iran”, approved on 5/17/1313 in the form of 2 articles it is arrived.
The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Deputy of the Judiciary continued to explain the necessities and goals of drafting this bill and said: Bilateral agreements on international cooperation, flaws in existing laws and regulations, especially in the field of transfer of convicts, criminal legal assistance, lack of uniform structure and procedure and procedures for international judicial cooperation, and the development of comprehensive bills in this regard are essential.
Hojjatoleslam and Muslimeen Mossadegh described the goals of the bill as important: in addition to preventing economic corrupters from fleeing to other countries and cooperating with the international community in fighting and suppressing some transnational crimes, issues such as updating, integrating and reviewing laws and regulations Existing, eliminating gaps in the law, implementing some of the obligations of the Iranian government under international treaties ratified by the Islamic Republic of Iran, providing the possibility of protecting Iranian citizens, preventing international political interference in transnational judicial affairs related to the Islamic Republic of Iran Jurisdiction over domestic courts and readiness to deal with future developments are other objectives of drafting this bill.
In the end, the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Deputy of the Judiciary, noting that the bill has been compiled in 7 chapters and 153 articles, said: Following the criminal prosecution of fugitive criminals from the border areas of Iran, approved on 5/17/1313, the “Law on Extradition of Criminals, approved on 2/14/1339” and other related laws and regulations in cases of discrepancy are repealed.