Amir Masoud Amir Mazaheri Sichani - Department of Law, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Hassan Charaghali - Department of Law, Electronic Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Knowledge of the judge as one of the evidence of proof helps to judge in penal and civil Affairs. Since the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran has accepted "conscience convincing system" is accepted, science and convincing of a judge are support and criteria for validity of evidences to prove case. In statute law of Knowledge of the judge is accepted in Criminal affairs as well as support and validity for other reasons and as one of reasons doe criminal evidences. The majority of Imamieh scholars consider Knowledge of the judge as absolute proof, but some of other scholars consider Knowledge of the judge against the Prophet. In Islamic penal code (1991) has been discussed sporadically about the Knowledge of the judge. But In 2013 law, Knowledge of the judge assigned a separate topic to itself. In this law, after stating Knowledge of the judge along with the other evidence of proof, the Knowledge of the judge is defined And expressed that Knowledge of the judge is to ensure that the documents In something is presented with judge and science is announced as a better reasons on that no reason is able to conflict with science documentary of a judge. In this thesis, the position of Knowledge of the judge is evaluated among other evidence of proof of crime with regard to new developments in the Islamic Penal Code.

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