The role of the Council in the Management of Public Affairs; policy-Making or Decision-Making

Emphasis of scholars on the influence of the council regarding the decisions related to public interests necessitates the determination of the role of such institution in decision-making in a political and social system. As the council has specific reasons and basis in both law and jurisprudence, this study seeks to scrutinize the role of this institution in the management of public affairs with regard to legal and jurisprudential aspects. The ultimate purpose of this research is to answer such question that in making a governmental decision related to public interests would council act as a just consultant for high authorities or it would itself make decisions?
This study with qualitative analysis of data and with a descriptive nature tries to reach the research hypothesis using library research method. It seems that the council from the legal perspective is an institution with general authority of decision-making, policy-making and observation, whereas the council derived from the concept of consultation in Islam has no power except policy-making and it is just a consultant. Therefore, naming many institutions as council in legal and political system of the Islamic Republic of Iran is because of inaccuracy and many of institutions are known as council due to the narrow definition of the council.