A Comparative Study of the Concept of Human Growth in the Constitutions of Iran and Germany

Abstract

The Islamic Republic of Iran was originally constituted on the principles of monotheism, justice and human dignity. The economic outlook prescribed by her Constitution, accordingly, endorses these principles. Indeed, the constituent power viewed the economic system as a means of providing the material needs of people to achieve loftier goals- defined in the Constitution as human growth. Respect for human dignity is a top priority of the Islamic Republic. Stated in the preamble, several more articles reinforce the growth-oriented economic theory and propose mechanisms the State shall deploy to achieve human excellence and growth other than merely economic development. Much in the same vein, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany, albeit instituting a free-market social order, builds on the religious and philosophical ideologies to depict human as a spiritual-moral being who shall act freely. Bound by moral forces, these actions may help the human grow and develop a moral personality.

Keywords

• human development
• constitution
• human dignity
• economic system