Document Type : Research Paper
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Assistant professor, Department of political, international and legal studies, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Femicide in Iran has manifested extensive dimensions. Conventional legal arguments, due to their neglect of the fundamental conflicts between the political-legal regime’s foundations and the demands of a modern society, have proven inadequate in explaining and preventing this phenomenon. This article, adopting a political philosophy and legal approach, examines the role of structural incompatibility between the post-1979 Islamic Revolution legal system and the ideals of modernity in the increase of femicide, and highlights the necessity of a fundamental rethinking of legal foundations to achieve gender justice. The article’s conclusion emphasizes that structural contradictions between the jurisprudential and traditional bases of Iran’s legal system and the requirements of modernity constitute the primary factor in the persistence and exacerbation of femicide. Limited efforts to reform laws, such as the Protection of Women Against Violence Bill, reveal a profound conflict between modernist approaches and pre-modern legal structures. Therefore, effective confrontation with femicide and the realization of gender justice require a fundamental reassessment of legal and political f foundations and the adoption of a critical and comprehensive approach...
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