A Comparative Study of Corporal Punishment of Student in the Legal Systems of Iran and England

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1 Assistanr professor, department of criminal law and criminology, faculty of law, payame noor university, tehran, iran

2 Assistanr professor, department of criminal law and criminology, faculty of law, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

10.22091/ijicl.2026.15766.1245

Abstract

The normative change of corporal punishment of student from a prevalent matter to a criminal behavior, as well as the prevalence of this phenomenon in England and Iran's system of education, clarifies the importance and necessity of examining corporal punishment of in the schools. The aim of present research is a comparative study on the legal systems of Iran and the England regarding the mentioned topic according to a descriptive-analytical method. In accordance with the legal systems and educational regulations of both countries, today, the theoretical viewpoints aligned with scientific and international standards reject corporal punishment as an educational method. In the laws of Iran and England, corporal punishment of students is legally prohibited in any form, whether resulting from criminal behavior or disciplinary infraction, and leads to disciplinary responsibility and even criminal one for the perpetrators and also for the administrators of the educational institutions. It is desirable that Iran's laws on this subject benefit from greater clarity and coherence. Today, instead of a common corporal punishment in traditional education systems, alternative ways such as warnings and school transfer are used in both countries.

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Iranian Journal of International and Comparative Law

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 12 November 2026

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