The Role of the Administrative Court of Justice in Protecting Citizen Rights

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Humanities, Maragheh University, East Azarbaijan, Maragheh, Iran

Abstract
The Administrative Court of Justice is one of the achievements of the Islamic Revolution, which is recognized in Articles 170 and 173 of the Constitution. In this article, we aim to address the role of the Administrative Court of Justice in the realization of citizenship rights using a descriptive-analytical method. One of the results of this research is that the Administrative Court of Justice cannot play a role in the realization of all instances of citizenship rights. Regarding those citizenship rights that the Court of Justice can play a role in, by examining the decisions issued by the Administrative Court of Justice, we concluded that the decisions issued by the Administrative Court of Justice have the ability to play an effective role in protecting citizenship rights. However, despite the strengths and positive aspects of this institution, shortcomings and inadequacies are also observed that pose obstacles to the full realization of citizenship rights. Among these obstacles are the restrictions related to filing lawsuits, the accumulation of cases, the weaknesses in the review process, the lack of a clear decision-making mechanism, and also the laws limiting the powers of the Court.

The definition of citizenship rights states: "Citizenship rights are a set of rights and protections through which comfort, prosperity, and well-being are maximized. Of course, it is worth noting that the examples of citizenship rights are not explicitly mentioned in the laws, and like citizenship rights, a charter that explicitly refers to its examples in a coherent and focused manner has not been formulated.

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Available Online from 03 May 2026