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Is the Islamic Republic of Iran an ideological state, an Islamic democracy or a classic dictatorship? The heuristic dimension of the debate regarding the nature of the Islamic Republic has to be found in a better understanding of the decision-making process inside the regime. In other words, the choice of the criterion to define the political system of the Islamic Republic affects our analysis of its political functioning. It is therefore important to shed light on the diverging political classifications of the Islamic Republic as defined by scholars specialized in Iranian studies. Finally, this article challenges the relevancy of analyses underlining the "elective" or "republican" dimensions in the complex web of institutions of an Islamic theocracy. Adapted from the source document.

On the occasion of the release of his new book Le Mal propre, Michel Serres is studying the relationship between ownership and pollution: 'Why pollute? To take ownership!" To face this pollution, it is necessary, according to Michel Serres, to respond and promote innovative legal solutions: law can save nature. Adapted from the source document.

Le Conseil Constitutionnel a considere que le Congres, nouvelle denomination de l'Assemblee Territoriale de Nouvelle-Caledonie, avait un role comme organe deliberant d'un territoire d'outre-mer qui ne se limitait pas a la simple administration de ce territoire. Il rapproche ainsi la situation d'un territoire d'outre-mer de celle du membre d'un Etat federal. (Internat. Political Science Assoc.)