Mohsen Borhani

Mohsen Borhani, born 29 November 1978 in Qom, is a legal scholar, attorney-at-law, and researcher in criminal law and criminology. He holds a PhD in Criminal Law and Criminology from Tarbiat Modares University and is an assistant professor on the faculty of the Faculty of Law, University of Tehran.

In addition to his academic education, Borhani also has a background in seminary studies, and it is this combination that places his work at the intersection of criminal jurisprudence, criminal law, the philosophy of punishment, and public law. In recent years, his legal reactions to criminal cases and judicial rulings, especially in the public sphere, have brought his name beyond the academic environment; however, his primary significance for this list lies in his legal and educational work.

The main focus of Borhani's work is criminal law, criminology, the philosophy of punishment, the relationship between ethics and criminal law, and the relationship between jurisprudence and modern criminal law. In his articles and talks, he emphasizes concepts such as caution in bloodshed, the principle of legality of crimes and punishments, strict interpretation of criminal laws, criminal justice, and the critique of legal ambiguities.

In his scholarly works, the key issue is that criminal law must not become a tool for broad and arbitrary interpretation. It is from this standpoint that his critiques of concepts such as moharebeh (waging war against God), efsad-e fel-arz (corruption on earth), ta'zirat (discretionary punishments), and capital punishments become understandable. For example, an article by him titled "Efsad-e fel-arz: Conceptual Ambiguity, Practical Corruptions" is registered on the Humanities Portal.