Supervising the proper implementation of the system's general policies: A critical review Introduction and review

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The Constitution of the Islamic Republic is, at least in its written text, full of various types of supervision: the discretionary and general supervision of the Guardian Council over parliamentary elections; the approving supervision of the Parliament regarding the absolute prohibition of granting company formation privileges to foreigners—on the employment of foreign experts—on changing border lines—on states of emergency and necessary restrictions—on settling the government's financial disputes—on the sale of national valuables—on loans, borrowing, and grants—on international treaties and agreements; the informative supervision of the Parliament over government regulations; the supervision of the Guardian Council over parliamentary resolutions; judicial supervision over elections; the constitutive supervision of the Parliament over the formation and changes in the Council of Ministers; the political supervision of the Parliament in the form of warnings, questions, and impeachments; supervision of radio and television; the supervision of the Leader over the three branches; supervision of the proper implementation of laws; supervision of the proper implementation of laws in courts; supervision of the proper flow of affairs; the supervision of councils over local affairs; legal, Sharia, and judicial supervision over government regulations; judicial supervision over elections and the work of local councils; the supervision of the Assembly of Experts over the Leadership; the supervision of the Expediency Discernment Council over important temporary decisions of the Leader, supervision and coordination of council affairs by the local councils of provinces, supervision of the investigation committee over the leadership organization, people's supervision over the government, universal and mutual supervision of the people and the government, and supervision of the proper implementation of the system's general policies.