Theory of constitutional interpretation seeks to find out what is the aim in interpreting the constitution, and Hans George Gadamer's Philosophical Hermeneutics is an insightful work in this matter. By introducing the model of dialogue, Gadamer wants to see the nature of understanding and interpretation in a new and different way. In interpreting the constitution, the Guardian Council, as the official interpreter of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, follows a method rooted in osul al-fiqh. This method promises the interpreter to show her the pre-existed, true, and final meaning of the words or phrases of the text (here the constitution). In contrast, in philosophical hermeneutics, words, phrases, and text find their meaning in relation to their usage in the present situation and when their horizon is fused with the interpreter’s horizon.
Aghaei Togh, M. (2007). Review of Guardian Council’s Method of Interpretation in the Shadow of Philosophical Hermeneutics of Gadamer. Journal of Islamic Law Research, 8(1), 33-59. doi: 10.30497/law.2012.1284
MLA
Aghaei Togh, M. . "Review of Guardian Council’s Method of Interpretation in the Shadow of Philosophical Hermeneutics of Gadamer", Journal of Islamic Law Research, 8, 1, 2007, 33-59. doi: 10.30497/law.2012.1284
HARVARD
Aghaei Togh, M. (2007). 'Review of Guardian Council’s Method of Interpretation in the Shadow of Philosophical Hermeneutics of Gadamer', Journal of Islamic Law Research, 8(1), pp. 33-59. doi: 10.30497/law.2012.1284
CHICAGO
M. Aghaei Togh, "Review of Guardian Council’s Method of Interpretation in the Shadow of Philosophical Hermeneutics of Gadamer," Journal of Islamic Law Research, 8 1 (2007): 33-59, doi: 10.30497/law.2012.1284
VANCOUVER
Aghaei Togh, M. Review of Guardian Council’s Method of Interpretation in the Shadow of Philosophical Hermeneutics of Gadamer. Journal of Islamic Law Research, 2007; 8(1): 33-59. doi: 10.30497/law.2012.1284
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