A Quranic Approach in Examining the Principle of Good Faith in International Agreements

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD graduate of Quran and Law, majoring in Al-Mustafa Al-Alamiyah University

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Quran and Sciences, Al-Mustafa International University

3 Assistant Professor of Law, Razavi University of Islamic Sciences

Abstract

Good faith is the principle that not only assists in the implementation of the subject of the treaty and the achievement of the desired goal but also the interpretation of the treaty is done in the light of good faith. In this research, good faith in Quranic verses has been studied by examining interpretive sources. Differences in concept, its different function in conventional laws, the existence of non-exclusive instances of this principle, etc., necessitate the significance of dealing with this issue in contracts. The verses denote subjective fairness and honest behavior with execution commitment with a lack of malice. This denotes not only in the implementation but also in the pre-agreement stage, and this point indicates the comprehensive dimensions of the Quran in this regard; Because on the one hand, the Quran requires and emphasizes the fulfillment of the obligation and considers the parties of the contract to be responsible for the obligation, and on the other hand, it allows the termination of the agreement in case of treacherous behavior towards the agreement or malice in implement.

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The Quran and Science
Volume 15, Issue 28
September 2021
Pages 237-260

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  • Receive Date: 05 December 2020
  • Revise Date: 13 April 2021
  • Accept Date: 25 June 2021

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