General Courts

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General Courts are Iran’s primary trial-level courts that handle most civil and criminal cases within the country’s judicial system.

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instanceOf trial court
appealsTo Courts of Appeal of Iran NERFINISHED
appealsUltimatelyTo Supreme Court of Iran NERFINISHED
appliesLaw Code of Civil Procedure of Iran NERFINISHED
Code of Criminal Procedure of Iran NERFINISHED
Iranian Civil Code NERFINISHED
Islamic Penal Code of Iran NERFINISHED
canImpose certain Islamic criminal punishments as defined by law
civil remedies
fines
imprisonment
canOrder interim measures in civil cases
pre-trial detention in criminal cases
country Iran
excludesJurisdictionOver cases assigned to Revolutionary Courts of Iran
certain military offenses
some specialized commercial or administrative matters
function application of statutory and Islamic law
fact-finding
handles most non-political criminal offenses
most ordinary disputes between private parties
hasType Family Court NERFINISHED
General Civil Court NERFINISHED
General Criminal Court NERFINISHED
Juvenile Court NERFINISHED
headedBy judge
jurisdiction administrative disputes not reserved to specialized courts
civil cases
commercial disputes
criminal cases
family disputes
languageOfProceedings Persian
legalBasis laws enacted by the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran
legalSystem Islamic law–influenced civil law system
level first instance
location throughout provinces of Iran
mayConduct both written and oral proceedings
mustRespect procedural guarantees set out in Iranian law
organizedBy judicial districts
partOf Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED
recognizes right to legal representation
roleInSystem primary venue for litigation in Iran
subjectTo oversight by the Supreme Disciplinary Court for Judges in matters of judicial conduct
subjectToReviewBy Prosecutor’s Office in criminal matters NERFINISHED
supervisedBy Head of the Judiciary of Iran NERFINISHED

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