Criminal Law of Women in Qajar Era Namely in Naser-ad-Din Shah Era (1264-1313)

The present study investigated the criminal law of women in Qajar namely in Naser-ad-Din Shah era. The present study investigated the criminal law about the role of women as criminal or providing factor in Qajar era. It is obvious that only the specific rules of women are considered. The study method was library and the research was done from the documents, books and newspapers of the mentioned period. The results of the study showed that there are some apparent mistakes in Islamic criminal law. For example, regarding the position of men and women in their criminal law, there are some differences. Based on the exact quality of courts in Qajar era, it can be said that in this period, criminal law and procedures were like the previous years and the courts in the capital were divided into religious and common courts. The present study referred to the ups and downs and changes of criminal law of women in Naser-ad-Din Shah era as it was mentioned by historians.