Interchangeability of Lawsuit Elements - A Review of Article 98- Iran Procedural Law

Abstract

None-interchangeability of lawsuit elements is known to have beenaccepted as a principle in Iran’s procedural law. However, in practice theprinciple seems unattended in legal terminology and discussions pertainingto procedural law, hence leaving it not satisfactorily entertained. This articleis aimed at defining the elements of lawsuits and their interchangeabilityover the course of a proceeding, subject to late part of Article 98 of Iran’sProcedural Law; a subject hardly invoked in domestic legal doctrine. BesidesArticle 98, by making reference to various Articles of Iran’s procedural law,this essay shall strive to define Lawsuits Elements and their Interchangeability approach.

Keywords

• lawsuits elements
• parties to dispute
• subject of dispute
• causes of dispute
• article 98 of iran’s procedural law