The Journal of Modern Research on Administrative Law

The Journal of Modern Research on Administrative Law

Reflection of the August 19th Coup in Iranian Administrative Law

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Shahrekord University
10.22034/mral.2025.2052200.1702
Abstract
Basically, political science and law are interconnected; some political events create legal institutions and processes, and in turn, legal institutions and processes act as instruments of power and in line with the realization of political phenomena and decisions.

The coup of 1953, as a political event, is no exception to this rule. This event has not been evaluated as it should be, perhaps through administrative law. Therefore, through a library study and in the form of a descriptive and analytical evaluation of current laws, regulations and judicial practice, the question is raised: what is the reflection of the coup in Iranian administrative law and in which part of administrative law is this reflection seen and for what purposes?

In response, this reflection in the pre-revolutionary period was directed at adjusting some administrative decisions of the Mossadegh government, promoting the coup collaborators, and dealing with its opponents in universities and other government bodies, and in general, intensified and deepened the administrative concentration and ideologicalization of administrative rights in those areas.

After the revolution, support for employees who were victims of the coup period was provided in the form of calculating the years of deprivation of service, returning to their jobs, and restoring their dignity. Of course, this support was gradually limited to supporters of the new regime, and opponents were deprived of those privileges. This process has also led to the reproduction of the ideological administrative system in this area.
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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 25 May 2025

  • Receive Date 05 February 2025
  • Accept Date 25 May 2025