Diminished Criminal Responsibility due to Non-Psychotic Disorders, a Comparative Study of Criminal Law of Iran and Penal Code of Germany

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1 PhD student in Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Humanities and Law, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran.

2 Associate Prof., Department of Law, Faculty of Human sciences and Law, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran

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In the upcoming article, we will compare the status of criminal law system of Iran and the penal code of Germany regarding diminished criminal responsibility due to Non-Psychotic Disorders, with a descriptive analytical method. “Diminished criminal responsibility” is a type of responsibility which is in the middle of full criminal responsibility and lack of criminal responsibility, and it is applied in cases where non-psychotic disorders lead to impairment of perception and control power of the criminal as well. German legislator (in the form of article 21th of the German penal code) pays full attention to the issue of diminished Criminal Responsibility due to non-psychotic disorders. The criminal codes after the Islamic revolution of Iran, including the Islamic penal code of 1392, in comparison with the criminal codes before the Islamic revolution, have had a regressive course in the issue of diminished criminal responsibility. Anticipating the diminished criminal responsibility in the case of criminals with non-psychotic disorders in Ta’azirat punishments and thinking about solutions regarding the punishments of Hodoud and Qisas should be followed seriously.

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Criminal Law Research

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Available Online from 16 July 2025

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