Compensation from innocent arrested defendants in Iran and France Criminal Justice System

The Right of arrest is one of the foremost authorities that has been awarded to authorities of criminal justice system in order to fight against crime effectively. Although attempts has been done to prevent from detention of innocent persons by requiring officers to use criteria such as reasonable s...

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Main Authors: محمد باقر مقدسی, ابراهیم رضا قلی زاده
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Allameh Tabataba'i University Press 2018-08-01
Series:Faṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish-i Huqūq-i Kiyfarī
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Online Access:https://jclr.atu.ac.ir/article_8940_028779c64b5eb53606ae42e94da30f4f.pdf
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Summary:The Right of arrest is one of the foremost authorities that has been awarded to authorities of criminal justice system in order to fight against crime effectively. Although attempts has been done to prevent from detention of innocent persons by requiring officers to use criteria such as reasonable suspicion before detention, but in some cases with according to the law at the beginning and continued detention, finally the verdict on the innocence of arrested defendants was issued. In this case the fundamental question arises as to whether the detainee can claim compensation for detention and losses during which incurred? Although the pros and cons raised, but arguments of proponents is stronger than opponents. In this regard, in recent decades under various criminal justice system including France (since 1970) and Iran (since 2014) the right of compensation from innocent arrested defendants have been accepted. This article tries to study this institution in Iran and France criminal justice system with a comparative approach.
ISSN:2345-3575
2476-6224