Examining the Legal and Judicial Aspects of Rape in the Judicial Procedure of Judges

The word “violence” in rape has always been associated with the concept of anger and defeat and physical violence; In Note 2, Article 224 of the Islamic Penal Code 1392, for the first time in the laws after the Islamic Revolution, the non-consent of a woman in the circumstances of rape is considered sexual assault and anesthesia, sleep or drunkenness and conditions such as kidnapping, threats and intimidation despite woman surrender and her apparent consent is considered rape.

Considering the importance of the element of “consent” in verifying the claim of rape by criminal courts, the Department of Child and Family Rights of the Judiciary Research Institute organized a specialized meeting on “Legal and Judicial Aspects of Rape with Emphasis on Judicial Cases in Tehran Province” with the participation of the Department of Jurisprudence and Law of Al-Zahra University, in which the cases of confirmation or non-confirmation of rape in the judicial procedure and the oral approach of the judges were examined.

This meeting was held on Monday, 8th of Khordad 1402 in the Kharazmi building of Al-Zahra University.