The Competence of Dispute Resolution Councils from the Perspective of Ethical and Fair Proceedings

The dispute resolution councils, which were active before the Islamic revolution in the form of houses of justice, were re-formed and started working after the victory of the Islamic revolution with new tasks. Due to the drafting of the new Islamic Penal Code in 2012, significant changes and effects were observed in the organization and functioning of this institution. In this article, an attempt has been made to examine the competence of dispute resolution councils from the point of view of ethical and fair proceedings.

With the establishment of the Dispute Resolution Council, the number of people's appeals to the judiciary has been significantly reduced, and many of the people's claims in these councils have led to peace and compromise, or these claims have been chosen by people from among the people themselves. becomes but its disadvantages cause a moral and fair judgment to be distorted. It is hoped that in order to further organize the council, the presence of young or retired judges, or experienced lawyers, as well as experienced and experienced professionals, will be used so that they can reduce the density of cases and their delays in the judiciary, or reduce them to a minimum. to be Also, improving the quality level of the councils through holding training sessions for the members, determining specific criteria for employing members in the councils and making them specialized and predicting the rights for the members can reduce the problems of the dispute resolution council.