Institute of the culture, Art and Communication Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Abstract:
Sexual violence against children in different forms is a serious problem for all countries which it requires considerations at the national and transnational level. Therefore, this abnormality, that the essence of it is the child's human rights violation, has been impelled most jurisprudential systems to welcome different policy in order to support children’s sexual violence damaged and considers special ways to criminal protection of them.
The international human rights system emphasizes the inherent dignity of human beings has been considered support from child victims of violence and sexual crimes in the form of international conventions and covenants. Considering the existence of a comprehensive system of human rights rules to protect human dignity what is the documentary evidence of the international system approach to the criminalization of sexual violence against children? On the other hand, with regard to joining of Iran to some of conventions in the field of human and children rights, do legislative policy has effective supportive ability for children against any kind of sexual violence?
In this article as a result of using descriptive-analytical method as well as review of international documents and human rights conventions and research this subject in Jurisprudential System of Islamic Republic of Iran, however, according to human rights treaties children because of their vulnerability have beneficial from Special and general support (which are additional) legitimate criminal policy doesn’t have Specific strategy and also adequate compliance in this abnormality compared with international documents.
Please cite this article as: Fasih Ramandi M. Sexual violence toward the child as a human rights violation. Iran J Med Law 2018; 12(46): 207-234.
Type of Study:
Original Article |
Received: 2018/02/7 | Accepted: 2018/09/3