Laya Joneidi (Persian: لعیا جنیدی) is an Iranian lawyer and associate professor of private law at University of Tehran,[1] who served as the vice president for legal affairs in the administration of President Hassan Rouhani.[2]
Laya Joneydi | |
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لعیا جنیدی | |
.jpg) Joneydi in 2019 | |
| Vice President of Iran for Legal Affairs | |
| In office 9 August 2017 – 1 September 2021 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
| Preceded by | Majid Ansari |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Dehghan |
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| Alma mater | University of Tehran Harvard University |
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From 2002 to 2003, she worked on research "A Comparative Study of Commercial Arbitration in Islamic Law and Other Major Contemporary Legal Systems" at Harvard Law School.[1]
Views
editJoneydi maintains that procedural justice is "inquisitorial and accusatorial".[3] She believes "there is no hindrance that prevents women from serving in judicial posts in Islam".[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "People". Harvard Law School. 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Iran's President Hassan Rouhani names two female Vice Presidents". The Indian Express. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Principle of Independence and Impartiality of the Judge: A Comparative Study - Dr. Laya Joneydi, Tehran University, Tehran". The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL). 1 December 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ Sohaib Naim (28 September 2007). "Iranian Professor Discusses Women and Law". The Oberlin Review. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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