Codification of Media Laws

The media is a means of conveying a collective message, and this communication is the cornerstone of a democratic society. In such a society, people are informed about their rights and duties through the media, and play key roles in decision-making and participation in governance and calling for the good according to the third and eighth principles of the constitution. These participations and benefits on the part of the people and on the other hand the activism of the media and their brokers, are subject to the legal requirements, which should be protected from any kind of veiling and fully available to the people according to the clear and transparent nature of the law. Therefore, the codification of media laws, including the compilation, classification and distinction of executive and valid laws from others, is a necessary matter, which is simple due to the complexities of the media, especially technological developments, as well as the joint legislation of the Islamic Parliament with other rule-making institutions. The author's question in this article is about what and how to codify the laws about the media, which will be addressed with a documentary method and a descriptive-analytical approach. The findings of the research also indicate the conceptual and institutional challenges of codification, and the necessity of codification on the axis of goal-oriented interpretation and protection of the principle of the rule of law, transparency and coherence of the law, equality and legal-judicial security.