the expediency council from the view point of the constitution, the governmental system of the islamic republic, and the bylaws

the formation of the expediency council was a new and innovate development which had not been foreseen in the ratified constitution of november 1979, perhaps the legislators of the constitution at that time, had anticipated in all good will, that all responsible executive and legislative authorities of all ranks and responsibilities, would while addressing specific demands inherent in any given era, always refrain from carnal desires, share common views, and abide by the same divine laws as the original legislators, distinguishing the “raison d’etre”, and in other words, be “fond of serving the public rather than gaining power” as the late martyr ayatollah beheshti put it. therefore at that time, they did not see the need to devise a mechanism, by which the differences of the executive, judicial, and legislative, bodies could be resolved. ten years after the implementation of the constitution however, showed, that belief is subject to change and prone to dogmatism, and personal bias, and that humans, are as alexis carl put it “unknown beings” which are not infallible (excluding holy figures) and this could lead to the development of legislative difficulties. thus, in july 1989, the constitution was amended and ratified by the iranian nation in order that, a predictable and suitable mechanism would be ordaines, by which, problems arising from controversial issues, and differences of opinion between the islamic consultative assembly and the council of guardians, could be resolved. this article attempts to explain the principles and the attributes of the expediency council from the stand point of the constitution, the islamic republic system of government, and the bylaws.