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Assistant Professor, Department of International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Qom, Qom, Iran.

Abstract

The international developments over the past century have led to the emergence of various intergovernmental institutions regulating international relations. "Intergovernmental International Groups" (IGGs) are one of these international institutions, which have become a platform for states to converge and achieve common goals and address shared concerns. Based on the principles of the I.R.I Constitution and their interpretations, Iran’s membership in international institutions is subject to ratification by the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament). Since Iran’s membership in BRICS was announced without Parliament’s ratification, article seeks to answer the question of whether Iran’s membership in BRICS without parliamentary ratification is in conflict with the rules of constitutional law. Therefore, this article, by examining the nature of IGGs, evaluates a specific category of IGGs as a continuation of the evolution of intergovernmental international organizations (IGOs), which in nature doesn't differ from current international organizations. The findings show that, based on "existing constitutional customs and practices", "the essential requirement for parliamentary approval of the consequences of BRICS membership", "the nature of this group's actions" and "the legislative history of membership in IGGs", Iran's membership, from the perspective of constitutional rules and based on the logic of international law, requires the ratification of the parliament.

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