Legislature of Iran

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The legislature (Persian: قوه مقننه‎‎) of Islamic Republic of Iran consists of two components, a unicameral^[1] parliamentary chamber called Islamic Consultative Assembly and a reviewing power, the Guardian Council of the Constitution.^[2]

According to the article 93 of Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Parliament generally has no legal status without the simoltaneous existence of the Council. As a consequence, existence of the Council is a precondition for the efficiency of the legislative power as all bills passed by the Parliament have to be summitted to the Council in order to enact.^[2] The council has the authority to veto the bill if it finds it incompatible with sharia and the constitution.^[2]

In case that the Parliament and the Council dispute over a blocked bill and refuse to accept positions by each other, the bill is submitted to the Expediency Discernment Council of the System, set up to resolve the conflicts.^[1]

References

1 2 Barrington, Lowell (2012). "Iran". Comparative Politics: Structures and Choices. Cengage Learning. p. 189. ISBN 1111341931.
1 2 3 Grote, Rainer; Röder, Tilmann (2012). Constitutionalism in Islamic Countries: Between Upheaval and Continuity. Oxford University Press. pp. 281–4. ISBN 019975988X.

Legislature of Iran

Qajar dynasty (1789–1925)

Unicameral (1906–1925)	National Consultative Assembly

Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979)

Unicameral (1925–1951)	National Consultative Assembly

Bicameral (1951–1979)	National Consultative Assembly (Lower house) Senate (Upper house)

Islamic Republic (1979–present)

Unicameral (Since 1980)	Islamic Consultative Assembly Guardian Council (Legislative veto authority)

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