The structure and substance of government from the perspective of aim and means in the light of the theory of conventions (Etebaariaat theory)

Regardless of the role of agent and recognizing the impact of the behavior of government officials in achieving the objectives of all systems of governing, the interactions between the structure and the substance of a government is an essential and a complex issue. In addition to the said interactions, occasionally the perceived mean attains prominence and becomes the goal. Such incidents not only exists in all fields of law, specifically in Public Law and more particularly Constitutional Law but is also seen in other areas of the human studies. This article seeks to consider the relations between the structure and the substance and their interaction from the perspective of aim and result based on Etebaariaat theory of Ayatollah Tabatabaei, as an innovative viewpoint in human science in accordance to the Public Law. Based on the aforementioned theory, proper recognition of humans along with their needs and goals would describe the cause of establishment of legal and social foundations. The main subject of review is, "Does any content and aim call for its appropriate structure?" or "Are the structures and legal foundations in governments similar to neutral containers which are formed by their own content?"