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On December 13, 2004, a symposium titled 'The Sovereignty of the Constitution; Solutions and Obstacles' was held in Tehran at the Islamic Countries Conference Hall, through the efforts of the Board for Following and Monitoring the Implementation of the Constitution. Professor Farzaneh, Mr. Dr. Nasser Katouzian, also presented a paper titled 'Logical Principles Governing the Interpretation of the Constitution' at this symposium. Given the strategic position and importance of interpretation in the field of constitutional law, especially its prominent position in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the text of Professor Katouzian's speech is presented below to the esteemed readers.
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Table of Contents - Jurisdiction of Interpretation; A Prerequisite for Implementing the Ruling - The Importance of Interpreting the Constitution and the Principles Derived from It - Understanding the Objective of Interpretation - General Substantive Principles - Applying Words to Customary Meanings - The Importance of Formalities in Public Law **************** ********* ***** (1)-With great thanks to Dr. Katouzian for suggesting the Constitutional Law Journal for the publication of this text, it is also necessary here to express gratitude to the dear students of the "Islamic Students Association" of the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the University of Tehran for providing the present typed text.
(2)-Professor at the Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran Jurisdiction of Interpretation; A Prerequisite for Implementing the Ruling The logical principles governing the interpretation of the Constitution can be presented in two ways: one by entering into the logical principles of interpretation in terms of words and practical principles (usul al-amaliyya), as presented in the science of Usul...
One of the tools that can return lost rights and freedoms to the possession of the government is the interpretation of the Constitution, which can fundamentally change the meaning of the Constitution.
General Substantive Principles In the interpretation of the Constitution, attention must be paid to the important and inspiring rules mentioned in the preamble or other chapters of the Constitution that refer to the rights of the people.