University of Tehran Public Law Studies Quarterly 2423-8120 51 3 2021 09 23 Critique of “Bill on the Right of Convicts to Study” in the Light of International Documents and Domestic Regulations Critique of “Bill on the Right of Convicts to Study” in the Light of International Documents and Domestic Regulations 1159 1182 82070 10.22059/jplsq.2020.289528.2177 FA Jamal Beigi Associate Prof., Department of Criminal Law & Criminology, Maragheh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Maragheh, Iran Mehrdad Teymouri Ph.D. Student in Criminal Law and Criminology, Maragheh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Maragheh, Iran Journal Article 2019 09 24 The bill to add a note to Article 5 of the “Law on Assessment and Admission of Students in Universities and Higher Education Centers of the Country” in order to impose a sentence of deprivation of education for people with a definite criminal conviction for organized crimes of human trafficking, moharebeh, and espionage. Therefore, the present study descriptively and analytically seeks to answer the question of whether convicts can be denied access to the right to education as an accessory punishment. Findings show that deprivation of education is not an example of deprivation of enumerated social rights in Article 26 of the Islamic Penal Code; the bill also violates domestic law and international documents to eliminate undue discrimination, provide fair access for all, equal civil, social and cultural rights, and the provision of higher education facilities. The bill to add a note to Article 5 of the “Law on Assessment and Admission of Students in Universities and Higher Education Centers of the Country” in order to impose a sentence of deprivation of education for people with a definite criminal conviction for organized crimes of human trafficking, moharebeh, and espionage. Therefore, the present study descriptively and analytically seeks to answer the question of whether convicts can be denied access to the right to education as an accessory punishment. Findings show that deprivation of education is not an example of deprivation of enumerated social rights in Article 26 of the Islamic Penal Code; the bill also violates domestic law and international documents to eliminate undue discrimination, provide fair access for all, equal civil, social and cultural rights, and the provision of higher education facilities. https://jplsq.ut.ac.ir/article_82070_bc7b7de4493b85ce95d6d3e136a592b8.pdf