Public Law Studies Quarterly

Evaluate the position and performance of the Civil Rights Monitoring Board

Document Type : Article

Authors

Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Ghamami 1
mohammadtaher safarzadeh 2

1 Associated Prof., Public Law group, Faculty of Islamic Studies and Law, University of Imam sadiq ‎‎(as), Tehran, Iran‎

2 MA. Student in Faculty of Islamic Studies and Law, University of Imam sadiq (as), Tehran, Iran‎

https://doi.org/10.22059/jplsq.2022.342174.3071
Abstract
Pursuant to the Law on Respect for Legitimate Freedoms and the Protection of Citizenship Rights adopted in 2004 and its executive instruction, paragraph (15), central and provincial boards were established with oversight of how the law is implemented, complaints are sent and followed up, and finally reporting and monitoring. What appears to be much criticism after nearly two decades of the law's implementation has been doubts about its effectiveness. So, while evaluating the performance and reforming the legislative system related to legitimate freedoms and protection of civil rights, it is necessary to take urgent action to review the institution of the Civil Rights Supervisory Board in order to revive the rights of citizens by comparative study of similar institutions, including ombudsmans and specialized types of them. However, the question of this article is "What are the disadvantages of the Civil Rights Monitoring Board in its structure and performance, and what solutions can be offered to address these issues?" Therefore, in the present article, after examining the harms of the board, suggestions were presented in the areas of cooperation and coordination, promotion and protection of human rights and citizenship, and indicators in restructuring the structure and organization in order to improve the position of the board of civil rights. The research method of this article is descriptive-analytical.

Keywords

Legitimate freedoms
Human rights
citizenship rights
national human rights institution
Human Rights Commission
Civil Rights Supervisory Board
Subjects

  1. English

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Public Law Studies Quarterly
Volume 54, Issue 3
Autumn 2024
Autumn 2024
Pages 1883-1906

  • Receive Date 01 May 2022
  • Revise Date 11 September 2022
  • Accept Date 11 September 2022

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