Comparative Criminal Jurisprudence

Comparative Criminal Jurisprudence (JCCJ) is a peer‑reviewed, open‑access quarterly journal dedicated to the scholarly study of criminal law and criminal jurisprudence, with a particular emphasis on comparative, analytical, and interdisciplinary approaches.

The journal aims to promote critical engagement between Islamic criminal jurisprudence and contemporary legal systems, including national, regional, and international criminal law frameworks. By encouraging comparative analysis, JCCJ seeks to contribute to the development of criminal justice scholarship and to foster dialogue between traditional jurisprudential foundations and modern legal theories.

JCCJ publishes original research articles that address, but are not limited to, the following areas:

• Comparative criminal law and criminal jurisprudence
• Islamic criminal jurisprudence in dialogue with modern legal systems
• Criminal responsibility, punishment, and sentencing theories
• Substantive and procedural criminal law
• Criminal policy, penal reform, and legislative analysis
• Human rights and criminal justice
• Intersections of criminal law with family law, private law, and public law
• Methodological studies in doctrinal and comparative legal research

The journal welcomes contributions that employ doctrinal, comparative, analytical, and interdisciplinary research methods and that demonstrate scholarly rigor and methodological clarity.

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Articles are published in Persian, accompanied by extended English abstracts, titles, and keywords to ensure international accessibility and visibility.

By maintaining high standards of peer review and publication ethics in accordance with COPE principles, JCCJ aims to serve as a reliable academic platform for researchers, legal scholars, and practitioners interested in criminal law and comparative jurisprudence.