Challenges and solutions to prevent the abuse of witnesses in proving crimesIn Iran's legal system and the International Criminal Court

In all legal systems, witness testimony is considered as one of the most important proofs of crime. Witness protection programs have the ability to be implemented for all witnesses who are at risk of threats to life, lateral and financial security. But this necessity is more felt in the crimes that happen in a collaborative manner or criminal groups, in this research, to explain the mechanisms of preventing witnesses from being seen as criminals in proving crimes, as well as the challenges facing it in the legal system. Iran and the International Criminal Court will pay.

The current research is descriptive and analytical.

In Iran, although preventive mechanisms have been foreseen, but according to the available facilities and the allocated budget, as well as the current conditions of judicial institutions, it is very difficult to support witnesses and informants, and the legislations made in this In line with the existing facts, it is very far from the existing facts. Also, Article 68 of the Statute of the International Criminal Court mentions the issue of protecting the victims, and based on this, a mechanism is foreseen in it, which, while protecting the victims, allows the participation of Neha provides in the judicial process. But it seems that the court was not very successful in applying this possibility and the fear of future problems led many victims to refrain from testifying.