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Political legitimacy is one of the fundamental notions in contemporary political theorizing. To explain this notion, a set of views, influenced by Weber, put emphasis on the role of political beliefs of the citizens. Yet, recent academic enterprises refer to the political agents, focusing on their actions. This article studies Iranians’ socio-economic conditions in 1990’s, and reveals the setting of the emergence of the reformism, with regard to the notion of legitimacy. Along this line, the strategy of the reformists as the political agents is examined and their weaknesses and strengths as well as the reason of their failure are discussed.

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     There has long been no compromise between the experts about an important subject such as public regularity. In spite of the high importance of public regularity concept in ordering the legal system and also confining legitimate rights of citizens and exposure of legal return, according to contravention, passing or deviation from it. Hence, two different proponents and opponents have tried to prove their own beliefs against each other according to applying reasons and each of them has offered some logics about their own rightfulness. The authors regarding the parties’ reasons, necessary pillars and criteria about this idea believe that, since in all topics related to public regularity, the target is to avoid doing any task, there identifying and defining the concept of public order is an important issue which cannot be overlooked easily. Authors defend a doctrine with different reasons that needs and necessitates presenting a definite description. It is also emphasized to explain this concept and remove the existing challenges need endeavor of legislators and lawyers in illustrating profits and social benefits as an undeniable subject.