Since about thirty years ago, I have been publishing journals for varieties of organizations and, according to my profession, my main concern was the ineffectiveness and failure of social organizations in Iran. More than a decade ago (2007) and during the study of the bylaws of various organizations, for the first time, I met Robert’s Rules Orders, and since then my main concern has been the learning of these rules, the understanding of the historical factors of the emergence of these rules in the civilized society, and the historical barriers of the rule of law in non-civilized countries, and to effort to educate and promote these rules in Iran. I think that the experiences gained in this field, which are the product of the historic clash of globalization with a rural crowd who immigrated to Tehran, are worth reaching the universal audience. For this reason, I try to present parts of my recollection to the "rule of law" enthusiasts around the world through a series of notes published on this website.
At the regular weekly meeting of the Iranian Society of Parliamentary Literature Writers and Translators, which took place virtually Monday night, March 1, 2021, the members approved their first resolution they prepared collectively on the "First Democracy. The Challenge of an Ancient Idea”, by Paul Woodruff.
First Democracy has been translated into Persian and published in Iran. The resolution urges its readers to read the book carefully. And gives an example of Woodruff’s reasoning about the trail of Socrates in the first democracy the world has ever seen.
In the near future, the Society will issue a resolution on the entire book.
The following is its first resolution:
en Robert’s Rules of Order in Iran ?