Special Clerical Court
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The Special Clerical Court is a controversial Iranian tribunal that operates outside the regular judiciary to investigate, try, and discipline Shia clerics for political, religious, and moral offenses.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
religious tribunal
ⓘ
special court ⓘ |
| appealAuthority | Supreme Leader or his delegate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealProcess | limited ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
clerics with political influence
ⓘ
clerics with religious influence ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Office of the Supreme Leader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canImpose |
ban on clerical activities
ⓘ
defrocking of clerics ⓘ exile within Iran ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | controversial tribunal ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Iranian reformists
ⓘ
human rights organizations ⓘ international legal experts ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
lack of due process
ⓘ
lack of transparency ⓘ politically motivated prosecutions ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
General Courts of Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iranian Revolutionary Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | 1979 Iranian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedDuring | Islamic Republic era ⓘ |
| handlesOffenses |
moral offenses by clerics
ⓘ
political offenses by clerics ⓘ religious offenses by clerics ⓘ |
| headquarteredIn | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independenceFrom | Iranian Judiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Shia clerics ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Persian ⓘ |
| legalBasis | decree of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ⓘ |
| legalStatus | extra-constitutional body ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
closed trials
ⓘ
secretive proceedings ⓘ |
| operatesOutside | regular Iranian judiciary ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
discipline clerics
ⓘ
investigate clerics ⓘ try clerics ⓘ |
| purpose |
maintain discipline within Shia clergy
ⓘ
protect image of the clergy ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Twelver Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Supreme Leader of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic studies on Iranian judiciary
ⓘ
international human rights reports ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Supreme Leader of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTo | silence dissenting clerics ⓘ |
| usesLaw |
Islamic law
ⓘ
special regulations for clergy ⓘ |
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