A Comparative Study of the Impeachment of the President in Iran and the United States of America from the Perspective of Constituent Elements of the Concept of the Rule of Law

The presidency, as the highest executive authority in the country, has the most administrative and executive powers. As much as the dimensions of authority increase, the risks of corruption and abuse of power also increase. The aim of the present study is to investigate the mechanism of impeachment as a tool to control corruption by considering the elements of the rule of law.

This research is theoretical in sort of type and the method is descriptive-analytical. The method of data collection is library and has been done by referring to documents, books and articles.

 In order to organize this research, while regarding the authenticity of the texts, honesty and fidelity have been observed.

Political variables have a flexible and fluid framework that everyone can offer a different interpretation according to their own taste. This feature challenges the exercise of the rule of law, and in particular accuracy and transparency in the process of impeachment. For this reason, certain criteria should be provided for identifying political variables such as inadequacy for management.

Considering the presidential system as a system in which the president himself has more power than the president in the semi-presidential system, the impeachment of the president in the presidential system should require a lot of research and many processes by the parliament. However, in the semi-presidential system of the Islamic Republic, due to the division of power between the president and the Supreme Leader, the impeachment of the president is possible, along with the statements of the parliamentarians and their vote.