Matin Research Journal

Matin Research Journal

The Position of Preserving and Protecting the Territorial Integrity of the Country in Jurisprudence and the Iranian Legal System, with Emphasis on the View of Imam Khomeini

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
ebrahim yaghouti 1
Seyed Hasan Musavi 2
Sayed Ali Poormanuchehri 3
1 Associate Professor, Department of Fiqh and Basics of Islamic Law, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 PhD student in the Department of Fiqh and Fundamentals of Islamic Law, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, Fiqh and Fundamentals of Islamic Law, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/matin.2024.423039.2214
Abstract
Today, the preservation of independence and territorial integrity of countries is regarded as a principle in international law. International law and global conventions, along with the constitutions of countries, all emphasize the principle of "respect for territorial integrity." However, ethnic and religious diversity in most countries of the world, as well as the pivotal role of "territory" in consolidating and generating power in today's world, confronts the "territorial integrity" of countries with numerous internal and external challenges. Iran, with its ethnic and religious fault lines, is no exception. This research seeks to use a descriptive-analytical method to examine the position of protecting the country's territorial integrity in the jurisprudence and legal system of Iran, particularly by relying on the views of Imam Khomeini as the architect and great leader of the Islamic Revolution. Accordingly, Imam Khomeini accepted territorial integrity as an Islamic and national principle, and fundamentally, the protection of the Islamic territory was one of the reasons for the establishment of his government.
Keywords
Imam Khomeini
National security
Separatism
Territorial integrity
Territory
Nation

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