ISLAMIC CONSTITUTIONALISM IN IRANIAN WAY

Abstract

In this paper the author focuses his attention on constitutional system of Islamic Republic of Iran. There are many reasons for that and for the purpose of this paper they are divided into two groups: geopolitical and constitutional. With regard to the second group of reasons, to which the most part of the paper is devoted, it is pointed that the Islamic Republic of Iran is especially remarkable state among the states in which the principles of Islam are seen throughout the entire constitutional government. It is specific type of Islamic constitutionalism and for that the author also discussed the essence of Islamic constitutionalism (and its forms) through its relationship with the notion of constitutionalism. Main part of the paper contains the basics of the constitutional organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran according to the Constitution from 1979, revised in 1989.