The Basics of Discovery and Disclosure in Civil Procedure of Iran and America

The purpose of this research is to on what basis the other party or a third party may be required to provide evidence in favor of another. Concerns about discovering the truth and the need to observe good faith in proceedings require that litigants and even third parties be required to provide evidence in favor of another.   This research is of theoretical type and the research method is descriptive-analytical and the method of data collection is library and has been done by referring to documents, books and articles. In order to be successful in litigation, it is necessary to identify and prove the relevant issues; That's why the ways to access evidence are so important. The mechanism of discovery and disclosure may be effective in proving the subject matter;Ethical Considerations: In order to organize this research, while observing the authenticity of the texts, honesty and fidelity have been observed. The research results show that either party to the dispute may request the disclosure of documents and any other evidences related to the dispute from the other party or third parties, while in litigation it is the responsibility of the litigants to propose relevant facts and the claimant is responsible for proving these matters