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Book/Printed Material Iran : legal status of religious minorities

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Title

  • Iran : legal status of religious minorities

Names

  • Karimi, Shadi, author
  • Law Library of Congress (U.S.). Global Legal Research Directorate issuing body

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.] : The Law Library of Congress, Global Legal Research Directorate, 2023.

Contents

  • Religious minorities under Iranian law -- Individual legal provisions concerning religious minorities : A. Constitutional provisions; B. Civil code provisions; C. Islamic penal code provisions -- Personal status and relations regulations -- Legal status of unrecognized religious minorities and members of other minority communities : A. Discrimination against unrecognized religious minorities; B. Criminalization of dissent and apostasy; C. Blasphemy laws and freedom of speech; D. International obligations.

Headings

  • -  Religious minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.--Iran
  • -  Shīʻah--Doctrines
  • -  Dhimmis (Islamic law)
  • -  Dissenters--Legal status, laws, etc.--Iran
  • -  Blasphemy--Law and legislation--Iran
  • -  Freedom of speech--Iran

Notes

  • -  "LL File No. 2023-022362."
  • -  "September 2023."
  • -  Includes bibliographical references.
  • -  Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from cover (LOC, viewed Jan. 11, 2024).

Medium

  • 1 online resource (11 pages)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KMH2467.M56

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2023555930

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Karimi, Shadi, Author, and U.S.. Global Legal Research Directorate Issuing Body Law Library Of Congress. Iran: Legal Status of Religious Minorities. [Washington, D.C.: The Law Library of Congress, Global Legal Research Directorate, 2023] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023555930/.

APA citation style:

Karimi, S. & Law Library Of Congress, U. S. G. L. R. D. I. B. (2023) Iran: Legal Status of Religious Minorities. [Washington, D.C.: The Law Library of Congress, Global Legal Research Directorate] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023555930/.

MLA citation style:

Karimi, Shadi, Author, and U.S.. Global Legal Research Directorate Issuing Body Law Library Of Congress. Iran: Legal Status of Religious Minorities. [Washington, D.C.: The Law Library of Congress, Global Legal Research Directorate, 2023] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2023555930/>.