The Impact of Human Rights Based on Social Dignity on Contract Law in Iranian Law and European Case Law

Abstract

With the development of human rights in all aspects of human life, its impact on private law (horizontal relationship) and consequently on contract law cannot be denied. Human dignity has two individual and social aspects according to human nature. Human social dignity expresses rights such as freedom of employment, freedom of education, freedom of expression, freedom of religion and freedom of access to information that are necessary for social life in a democratic society. Regardless of which generation of human rights these rights are, the main question is how these rights apply in contractual relations and whether it is possible to waive or violate any of the rights enumerated through the contract. In this regard, while analyzing different opinions in the case of some European countries and the European Court of Human Rights, it can be said that in Iranian law, these rights are among the general civil rights that cannot be revoked by contract, even in part, and in case of violation of the mentioned rights, the result will be the annulment of all or part of the contract.

Keywords

• constitutionalisation of fundamental rights
• human dignity
• contractual freedom
• human rights