khiralah hormozi; seyed hojat alavi
Abstract
In all private actions, recognition of parties to the action is of a significant importance. Purpose of this research is to recognize parties to an action for damage due to a crime and their successors. It is necessary to recognize parties who may, besides filing criminal action, file a civil action ...
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In all private actions, recognition of parties to the action is of a significant importance. Purpose of this research is to recognize parties to an action for damage due to a crime and their successors. It is necessary to recognize parties who may, besides filing criminal action, file a civil action in the criminal court related to damages of a crime, since according to general principles governing Civil Procedures Law, if claimant or his/her successor is not considered as a beneficiary in the filed action, or if the action has no regard with the defendant, it would result in abatement of action, and if the claimant does not file the action in competent courts based on rules and regulations, it would result in judicial disqualification. Findings of this research indicate that generally, parties to a private action due to a crime are comprised of four groups including Personal claimant (victim of a crime who has undergone damages due to the crime); Successors of the personal claimant (including 1. Heirs of the victim, 2. Creditors, 3. Legal persons); Personal defendant (committer of the crime or his/her accomplice), Successors of the personal defendant (heirs, debtors, and persons with civil liability).
khirallah hormozi; hasanali moazenzadegan; seyed hojat alavi
Abstract
In some of the judicial systems in which legal and criminal courts consider the lawsuits in their own specific scope of competency, it is considered as a principle that legal courts consider civil lawsuits and criminal courts consider criminal lawsuits. However, in some cases, criminal courts may become ...
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In some of the judicial systems in which legal and criminal courts consider the lawsuits in their own specific scope of competency, it is considered as a principle that legal courts consider civil lawsuits and criminal courts consider criminal lawsuits. However, in some cases, criminal courts may become competent to consider legal cases. Private lawsuit due to a crime may be filed by the victim in order to compensate material or spiritual losses, or the loss due to possible profit. Such cases, in terms of nature, are considered as a civil liability of the offender and in terms of formalities, require observance of civil procedures proceedings. A Private lawsuit due to a crime is considered as a legal case. Private lawsuit due to a crime has similarities and differences with public lawsuit. A private lawsuit, in terms of its goal, claimant and defendant and competency, is different from a public lawsuit and in terms of its origin and competency of the criminal court, is alike the public lawsuit.
