Imposition of criminal and administrative penalties as a tool for water resources management (Case study of modern irrigation in Sistan plain)

Punishment reflected in judicial rulings is one of the tools of government governance in the field of protection and management of water resources in the new irrigation plan of the crisis-stricken plain of Sistan. In this regard, the explanation and analysis of the philosophical approach of the penitentiary institution clearly shows the strengths and weaknesses of the judiciary in dealing with water crimes. The results of this study, which was conducted by descriptive-inferential analysis, indicate that some courts have used the utilitarian approach and others the punitive approach in the prescribed punishments. However, the consequence of this dichotomy in the philosophical approach has rendered the policies of the justice system in the protection of water resources ineffective. The results of this study show that any amount of punishments determined by the general expectations of the local community and the capacity for a culture of compromise in resolving disputes between water resources stakeholders in this project, in addition to the capacity of religious teachings to pay less attention to the inefficiency of punishment. Will lead to water crimes.