Nasser Katouzian
Nasser Katouzian | |
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 Katouzian in 2009 | |
| Born | Amir-Nasser Katouzian[2] 1927[2] |
| Died | 2 September 2014 (aged 86–87)[2] Tehran, Iran[2] |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Title | 'Founding Father of Modern Iranian Legal Studies'[1] |
| Relatives | Asghar Sayyed Javadi (brother-in-law) |
| Awards |  Order of Culture and Art |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran |
| Thesis | Testament (1960) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Law |
| Sub-discipline | Private |
| School or tradition | Positivism[1] |
| Institutions | University of Tehran |
| Main interests | Constitutional law Civil law |
| Website | https://lawpol.ut.ac.ir/en/~katoozian |
Nasser Katouzian (Persian: ناصر کاتوزیان) was an Iranian jurist, lawyer and emeritus at the University of Tehran.
Katouzian was regarded a prominent national figure and was a member of the committee in charge of writing a draft for the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, along with Hassan Habibi, Ja'fari-Langeroudi, Nasser Minachi and Ahmad Sayyed Javadi.[3] He then ran for an Assembly of Experts for Constitution seat from Tehran constituency,[4] however he was not elected. Katouzian was purged during Iranian Cultural Revolution and removed from his professorship position.[5] Later, he was invited to assume his own position again.[2]
References
- ^ a b Malekian, Farhad (2018), The Mirage of International Criminal Law: Kant’s Metaphysics of Mens Rea, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 33, ISBN 9781527517905
- ^ a b c d e f "'Father of Law' Naser Katouzian dies at 87", Mehr News Agency, 2 September 2014, 103867, retrieved 1 March 2020
- ^ Yaghmaian, Behzad (2002), Social Change in Iran: An Eyewitness Account of Dissent, Defiance, and New Movements for Rights, SUNY Press, p. 252, ISBN 9780791452110
- ^ Near East/North Africa Report, Joint Publications Research Service, vol. 2012, Executive Office of the President, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1979, pp. 60–61
- ^ Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi (2019). Revolution and its Discontents: Political Thought and Reform in Iran. Cambridge University Press. p. 210. ISBN 9781108426343.
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