University of Guilan (with the participation of the Iranian Association of Penal Law) Criminal Law Research 2322-2328 16 1 2025 06 22 A manifestation of the independence of financial crimes from civil law: the difference between treason in criminal and civil trust A manifestation of the independence of financial crimes from civil law: the difference between treason in criminal and civil trust 157 169 8762 10.22124/jol.2025.28551.2519 FA Abbas Mohammadkhani Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran Elyas Yari Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran Journal Article 2024 09 26 The crime of betrayal of trust is one of the crimes that is closely related to civil law. In addition to the general connection between crimes against property and civil law, this is due to the fact that there is a type of betrayal of trust in civil law. Carefulness in the these two types of betrayal of trust shows that despite the many similarities between the two regarding the subject and the basis of realization, there are important differences regarding the fiduciary relationship of the parties, the causation and also their mental element, which the understanding of this It is necessary and necessary to separate and prevent the confusion of concepts between the two. In general, it can be said that every betrayal of criminal trust is also betrayal of civil trust; But many betrayals in civil trusts do not qualify for the criminal description of betrayal of trust. The crime of betrayal of trust is one of the crimes that is closely related to civil law. In addition to the general connection between crimes against property and civil law, this is due to the fact that there is a type of betrayal of trust in civil law. Carefulness in the these two types of betrayal of trust shows that despite the many similarities between the two regarding the subject and the basis of realization, there are important differences regarding the fiduciary relationship of the parties, the causation and also their mental element, which the understanding of this It is necessary and necessary to separate and prevent the confusion of concepts between the two. In general, it can be said that every betrayal of criminal trust is also betrayal of civil trust; But many betrayals in civil trusts do not qualify for the criminal description of betrayal of trust. https://jol.guilan.ac.ir/article_8762_633e5baf53d355b41723d59102d95eb7.pdf