The Study of the New Islamic Penal Code Regarding Principles of Legal Writing (Criticism of Law)

As one of the most important criminal Acts in Islamic Republic of Iran during three decades after the Islamic Revolution, the Islamic penal code has changed severely and was performed many years as an Experimental Act. Finally, in 2013 the first four books of this Act were completely revised. Although this Act has several advantages compared to the Penal Code Act of 1991, it has notable Criticisms regarding Principles of Legal Writing. In this article, we have studied the status of this Act according to the principles Such as The Content coherence, Utility, Acquisition, principle-Oriented Approach, abbreviation, Structural discipline, attention in use of terms, perspicuity, Commitment to Framework of the Act.