Place of Inidividual Citizenship Rights in Iranian Jurisprudence and Legal System

Individual citizenship rights or the regulations and rules that determine the boundaries between individual rights and the jurisdictions of government are among the key discussions in the contemporary world. In Islamic government of Iran the relationship between individual rights and government is of specific place and individual rights have been explained in full details in the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Iran and it has not remained silent in this regard; because Iranian constitutional law is mainly driven from Islamic jurisprudence and its most important part is the delineation of the basic rights and freedoms of individuals which is in line with Islamic values. Although in the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Iran the terms citizen and citizenship rights have not been used there are still other relevant terms like nation's rights, public rights, general rights, individual and social rights which have been frequently used; needless to say, their comprehensive explanation requires deep and detailed research. Then, the current study seeks to determine the place of individual rights of citizens in Islamic jurisprudence and Iranian law and at the same time provide a short outline of its relevant general regulations and rules.