From: Oxford Constitutions (http://oxcon.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 13 May 2025
- Subject(s):
- Status of religious law — Administrative courts — Legislative power — Islamic states
General Editors: Rainer Grote, Frauke Lachenmann, Rüdiger Wolfrum
Managing Editor: Martina Mantovani
1 The Islamic Republic of Iran operates under a unique system that is constantly navigating the tensions between modern law and sharia (constitutions and sharia provisions; Islamic constitutionalism). As a result, its public law framework includes institutions that are unparalleled in other nations. Some of these institutions may bear names similar to those found in other countries, yet they fulfil entirely different, distinct functions. Others, with unique names, address specific tasks within the Iranian legal system that have no equivalent in other...
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