Department of Jurisprudence and Fundamentals of Islamic Law
Department of Jurisprudence and Fundamentals of Islamic Law (JIL) is currently admitting students only at the Master's level. Due to the urgent need for training specialised graduates in the areas of jurisprudence and Islamic Law, the Department has ever since its establishment tried to offer relevant degree programmes to postgraduate students.
To date, there are 10 full-time faculty members teaching and researching in the Department. The faculty members are offering the latest advances in various branches and areas of Jurisprudence and Islamic Studies. Of the 10 faculty members, 1 member is a Full Professor, 3 are associate professors, and the remaining 6 members are assistant professors.
Moreover, there are currently about 47 students studying in the Department. Since 2016, a total of 6 students have graduated from the Department of JIL. In the 2019-2020 academic year, a total of 15 freshmen were admitted into the Department and 3 students were graduated.
Degree Programme
The programmes offered in the Department of Jurisprudence and Fundamentals of Islamic Law are introduced and specified below.
Masters Degree Programme
All Masters degree programmes in ATU last for a period of 2 years, 4 semesters. Students have to write a Masters thesis and defend it to pass the course and receive their degree certificate.
— Jurisprudence and Fundamentals of Islamic Law: This masters programme was established in 2016.
Department Head
Dr Hamidreza Basiri
PhD in Jurisprudence and Private Law from Shahid Motahari University, Iran (2008)
Faculty Member
Email Address: basiri@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: -
Research Interests: Qur'an and hadith; Jurisprudence and private law; Jurisprudence and family' law.
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Faculty Members
To date, 10 full-time faculty members are employed and collaborating with the Department in providing educational and research services to the students and researchers. The faculty members of the Department are briefly introduced below. The names are sorted alphabetically.
For more detailed information about the faculty members, you can refer to ATUs SIMAP Portal.
Dr Ali Banaee
PhD in Jurisprudence and Law from Qom Seminary (2015)
Faculty Member
Email Address: alibanaee@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: -
Research Interests: Jurisprudence and law; Qur'an and Hadith studies; Qur'an and education.
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Dr Mohammad Hossein Bayat
PhD in Mystical Literature from the University of Tehran, Iran
Faculty Member
Email Address: bayat@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: -
Research Interests: Mystical literature; Principles of Jurisprudence; Jurisprudence; Islamic Philosophy.
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Dr Mohammadreza Ebrahim Nejad
PhD in ... from University of ...(...)
Faculty Member
Email Address: ebrahimnejad@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: -
Research Interests: -
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Dr Fatemeh Fallah Tafti
PhD in Jurisprudence and Fundamentals of Islamic Law from the University of Qom, Iran (2014)
Faculty Member
Email Address: f.fallah@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: -
Research Interests: Jurisprudence; Law; Women Studies.
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Dr Seid Mansour Mirsaeedi
PhD in Criminal Law and Criminology from Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
Faculty Member
Email Address: mirsaeedi@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.:+9821 4839 2459
Research Interests: General Criminal Law, Special Criminal Law, Criminal Jurisprudence.
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Dr Seyyed Mohammad Hassan Momeni
Specialised 4th-Level Seminary Degree from Qom Seminary (2020) &
PhD in Jurisprudence and Fundamentals of Islamic Law from the University of Tehran, Iran (2013)
Faculty Member
Email Address: -
Contact No.: -
Research Interests: Imamite jurisprudence; Private law; Religion studies.
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Dr Ashkan Naeimi
PhD in Jurisprudence and Principles of Law, University of Tehran, Iran (2012).
Faculty Member
Email Address: ashkan.naeimi@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.:+9821 4839 3709
Research Interests: Jurisprudence, Principles of jurisprudence and Criminal Law; Family law.
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Dr Habibollah Rahimi
PhD in Private Law from University of Tehran, Iran (2001).
Faculty Member
Email Address: rahimi@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.:+9821 4839 2364
Research Interests: Law of obligations, including Contract law and Tort law; Islamic law, including Islamic law texts, General principles of Islamic law and legal reasoning of Islamic law; Biotechnology and new technology law.
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Dr Yaser Tak Fallah
PhD in Jurisprudence and Fundamentals of Islamic Law from University of Qom (...)
Faculty Member
Email Address: y.takfallah@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: -
Research Interests: -
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