The right to an attorney in administrative proceedings In Iran and France

The principle of rights of defense is one of the most important principles that particularly has increasingly been respected since the twentieth century, and has a special role in protecting the rights and interests of citizens affected by the decisions of the administrative authorities. It should be noted that the principle of rights of defense has been accepted in the legal systems of the Islamic Republic of Iran and France. Also, the right to an attorney during administrative proceedings and In order to maximize the protection of rights and interests of the individual is one of the important factors that is in direct connection with the defense rights of individuals against decisions of administrative authorities. In this paper, it is attempted to identify the problems of applying this principle in Iranian administrative law for protecting the rights of citizens, while expressing the status of the right to an attorney in administrative proceedings and the necessity of its observance in Iranian and French administrative laws.