Widespread Deprivation of Citizens and the Erosion of the Rule of Law in Contemporary Governance Systems
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Yaser Beheshtizadeh
/ PhD Student, Department of Law, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran / 3230864549@iau.ir
/ PhD Student, Department of Law, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran / 3230864549@iau.ir✍️ Farid Azadbakht / Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran / Faridazadbakht2014@gmail.com
/ Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran / Faridazadbakht2014@gmail.comFaramarz Amjadian / Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran / f.amjadian@iau.com
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Abstract:
Widespread deprivation of citizens and the erosion of the rule of law are among the most significant challenges facing contemporary governance systems, leaving profound and multi-layered effects in legal, political, and social spheres. This article, adopting a political-legal approach and utilizing an analytical-comparative method, examines the bidirectional relationship between citizenship deprivation and the weakening of the rule of law. The greater the gap between written law and its fair implementation, the more the grounds for structural deprivation of citizens and the crisis of legal legitimacy are intensified. The article demonstrates that the erosion of the rule of law is often realized not through sudden collapse, but through gradual processes such as the concentration of power, securitization of law, discriminatory legislation, and the undermining of judicial independence. By examining examples from Egypt, Iraq, Turkey, and Lebanon, the common patterns of the erosion of the rule of law and the expansion of citizen deprivation are analyzed. The results of this section indicate that despite historical and political differences, the mechanisms of deprivation in these countries exhibit notable similarities and have often led to decreased public trust, weakened political participation, and increased inequality.
چکیده و کلیدواژه فارسی (Persian)
Title :محرومیت گستردة شهروندان و فرسایش حاکمیت قانون در نظامهای حکمرانی معاصر
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محرومیت گستردة شهروندان و فرسایش حاکمیت قانون از جمله مهمترین چالشهای نظامهای حکمرانی معاصر بهشمار میروند که آثار عمیق و چندلایهای در حوزههای حقوقی، سیاسی و اجتماعی برجای میگذارند. این مقاله با اتخاذ رویکردی سیاسی ـ حقوقی و بهرهگیری از روش تحلیلی ـ تطبیقی، به بررسی رابطة دوسویه میان محرومیت شهروندی و تضعیف حاکمیت قانون میپردازد. هرچه فاصلة میان قانون مکتوب و اجرای عادلانة آن افزایش یابد، زمینههای محرومیت ساختاری شهروندان و بحران مشروعیت حقوقی تشدید میشود. مقاله نشان میدهد که فرسایش حاکمیت قانون غالباً نه بهصورت فروپاشی ناگهانی، بلکه از طریق فرآیندهای تدریجی نظیر تمرکز قدرت، امنیتیسازی حقوق، قانونگذاری تبعیضآمیز و تضعیف استقلال قضایی تحقق مییابد. با بررسی نمونههایی از کشورهای مصر، عراق، ترکیه و لبنان، الگوهای مشترک فرسایش حاکمیت قانون و گسترش محرومیت شهروندان تحلیل میشود. نتایج این بخش نشان میدهد که علیرغم تفاوتهای تاریخی و سیاسی، سازوکارهای محرومساز در این کشورها شباهتهای قابل توجهی دارند و اغلب به کاهش اعتماد عمومی، تضعیف مشارکت سیاسی و افزایش نابرابری منجر شدهاند.
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Beheshtizadeh, Yaser, Azadbakht, Farid, Amjadian, Faramarz. (2026) Widespread Deprivation of Citizens and the Erosion of the Rule of Law in Contemporary Governance Systems. َAndisheha-ye Huquq-e Omumi, 14(1), 135-148 https://doi.org/10.22034/hoghoughi.2026.5003639.
Yaser Beheshtizadeh; Farid Azadbakht; Faramarz Amjadian."Widespread Deprivation of Citizens and the Erosion of the Rule of Law in Contemporary Governance Systems". َAndisheha-ye Huquq-e Omumi, 14, 1, 2026, 135-148
Beheshtizadeh, Y, Azadbakht, F, Amjadian, F.(2026) 'Widespread Deprivation of Citizens and the Erosion of the Rule of Law in Contemporary Governance Systems', َAndisheha-ye Huquq-e Omumi, 14(1), pp. 135-148
