Economic Crimes Criminal Procedure; The Connection between Substance and Process

In Iran, economic crimes occupy three positions. The first one is that of the exemplary one. For example, in the Islamic Penal Code, we find crimes that border on the concept of economic crimes. The example of this category is destroying the economic order. The second is the judicial position which are determined as a result of the judicial policy and the third one is the status-based position, which the law-maker explicitly identifies them as economic crimes. Given this, the question is whether the economic crimes have an independent character in the Penal Code? This challenge has caused the economic crimes to be more of a procedural nature and character than a substantive one. This essay examines this challenge in full and introduces its shortcomings in the Iranian penal sysyem.