The Quarterly Journal of Judicial Law Views

The Quarterly Journal of Judicial Law Views

Title: The right of the victim in determining the punishment and the manner of its implementation

Author
University of Tehran
Abstract
Abstract: Victim is a person who sustains material or moral harm. Victimology seeks to find ways to improve the rights of the victim, and emphasizes the participation of the victim in the process of criminal justice. Although identification of the victim's right to compensation for the crime and the provision of material and spiritual needs in the criminal process has gradually become a major concern of the victim, Paying attention to the victim's comments and his hearin requests and hearing his/her comments g in the process of determining punishment and the manner of its implementation are controversial issues. An important question is that what is the limitations and scope of this right? Answering to this question in this article Will be analyze from the perspectives of victimization, and also relying upon the iranian’s rules and jurisprudence, jurisprudential foundations, and a comparative study of some ststes. In general, accepting the victim's right to determine the punishment and the manner of its implementation is relatively acceptable in some countries, including Iran. Althogh this right has some restrictions.
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