Elements of Contractual Unconscionability

In modern law, the unconscionability of contracts has become a basis for vast intervention of government in contracts law. Upon this basis, some protective rules were legislated for protection of the consumers’ rights and preventing misuse of stronger economic situations and anti-competitive actions. Although, the elements of contractual unconscionability are not as clear as it necessitates. These legal systems have pursued different approaches. The American Law has presented the general theory of the unconscionability of contracts. In some legal systems of European countries, the applicable and operative system has a special place in which precise and particular examples of the unconscionable contracts are considered. On the other hand, the Iranian law has not dealt with the elements of this case. Thus, studying various rules, one can merely achieve few of these examples. It is required for the Iranian legislator to take a certain position for stabilizing the concept of contractual unconscionability, determining the obvious regulations, elements and examples thereof.