Investigating the Principles of Civil Liability of the Iranian State in Discussing the Outbreak of COVID-19
Keywords:
COVID-19, Iran, Civil liability of the state, Jurisprudential and legal principles, the Damage, VaccinationAbstract
Given the outbreak of COVID-19 in Iran, this study aims to investigate the legal aspects of State civil liability in taking precautionary measures and distributing vaccines in fair and proper ways. States are responsible for supplying social benefits and achieve this through their managers and organizational enterprises. The expansion of the state's activities has inevitably damaged people in some cases. The arrival of COVID-19 in Iran and not informing accurately by the state, have caused enormous human and financial damages. One of the essential principles of jurisprudence and law has always been the necessity of compensation for the damages caused, expressly stipulated in the Iranian Civil liability Code. Nonetheless, Article 11 of the Iranian Civil liability Code has not considered the state responsible for governmental affairs damages. Based on the existing jurisprudential and legal evidence, there is no justification for the state's non-responsibility and its directors. With a particular focus, the present article tries to solve this critical issue related to the damages incurred due to the outbreak of COVID-19. This study suggests that the State should performs its inherent duties more carefully. A second benefit of the study is that the possibilities for claiming damages against the State will be provided for citizens. In fact, the State will be forced to interact more with international regulatory organizations.
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