Seyyed Behzad Pourseyyed (PhD)

Education: Ph.D. in Private Law (Specialization in International Commercial Law), Tarbiat Modares University

Judicial Position: Judge of the Judiciary

Membership Period: Since 15 July 2025 (25 Tir 1404)

Professional Experience

• Legal Researcher and Legal Expert, Institute for Trade Studies and Research (1992–1994)
• Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Central Branch (1998–1999)
• Advisor to the President, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Central Branch (1999–2000)
• Director, Office of Legal Studies, Islamic Consultative Assembly Research Center (1994–2004)
• Director General for Research, Islamic Consultative Assembly Research Center (2003–2004)
• Editor-in-Chief, Majles and Strategy Quarterly (2004–2012)
• Member of the Editorial Board, Majles and Strategy Scientific-Research Journal (2012–February 2020)
• Vice President for Research, Islamic Consultative Assembly Research Center (2004–August 2012)
• Member, Board for the Review and Compliance of Government Regulations with National Laws, appointed by the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (2000–2004)
• Member, National Legislative Codification Board, appointed by the Speaker of Parliament (2005–2009)
• Advisor to the President of the Supreme Audit Court, responsible for research, planning, education, and information technology (October 2008–2009)
• Member, Advisory Council for the Strategic Implementation of the General Policies of Article 44 of the Constitution, appointed by the Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance (September 2008–2010)
• Member, Committee on Fiqh, Law, and International Relations, Energy Group, Office for the Expansion and Planning of Higher Education, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (2009–2010)
• Legal Member of the Supreme Insurance Council, elected by the General Assembly of the Central Insurance of the Islamic Republic of Iran; currently serving the fifth consecutive three-year term (since 2009)
• Member, Strategic Council for Legislative Codification, appointed by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament (2010–2012)
• Vice President for Research, Institute for Management and Planning Studies and Research (August 2012–April 2013)
• Visiting Professor, Tarbiat Modares University, University of Judicial Sciences, Amirkabir University of Technology (Faculty of Entrepreneurship), and Islamic Azad University
• Part-time Faculty Member, Imam Sadiq University (since 2016)
  (Previously Visiting Professor at Imam Sadiq University from 2004 to 2016.)
• Judge of the Judiciary (since 2013)
• Chief Judge, Criminal Court Branch II, Tehran Province Judiciary (2017–2018)
• Civil and Criminal Judge and Chief Judge, Branch 9 of the Shahid Beheshti Judicial Complex (until October 2020)
• Director, Private Law Research Institute, Judiciary Research Institute (December 2013–2014)
• Director, Basic Studies Research Institute, Judiciary Research Institute (2014–August 2019)
• Deputy Director, Judiciary Research Institute
  (also serving as Deputy for Human Resources of the Judiciary) (2015–August 2019)
• Member and Vice Chair, Parliamentary Board for the Review of Government Bills and Regulations, appointed by the Speaker of Parliament (since 2016)
• Representative of the Head of the Judiciary, Supreme Board for the Supervision of Administrative Violations (2015–March 2021)
• Deputy for Parliamentary Laws, Office of the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (July 2020–February 2023), seconded from the Judiciary
• Deputy for Legal Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs, Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran (since February 2023)
  
  
  
  

Books

1. Pourseyyed, Behzad. Guide to Port Operations and Customs Clearance. Institute for Trade Studies and Research, 1995.
2. Pourseyyed, Behzad. Foreign Investment Entry and Operations: A Comparative Study. Institute for Trade Studies and Research, 2007.
3. Pourseyyed, Behzad, and Leila Zarashkan. Regulatory Impact Assessment: A Tool for Better Legislation. Islamic Consultative Assembly Research Center, 2006.
4. Pourseyyed, Behzad. Orders for the Dismissal of Claims: An Analysis Based on Judicial Practice. Judiciary Research Institute, 2016.
5. Pourseyyed, Behzad. Breach of Contractual Obligations and Remedies. Judiciary Research Institute, 2014.
6. Pourseyyed, Behzad. The Role of the Judiciary in Improving the Business Environment. Judiciary Research Institute, 2015.

Selected Journal Articles

Corporate and Commercial Law

7. Pourseyyed, Behzad, and Mahmoud Motahharpour. “The Legal Nature of Public Joint-Stock Cooperative Companies.” Majles and Strategy Journal, No. 71, Winter 2013.
8. Pourseyyed, Behzad. “Competition Council: From Legal Status to Authority over Automobile Price Regulation.” Majles and Strategy Journal, Vol. 24, No. 91, Autumn 2017.
9. Pourseyyed, Behzad; Seyed Behzad Pourseyyed; Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini; and Leila Sohrabi. “Approaches to Improving Corporate Governance in Iran, with Emphasis on the World Bank Minority Shareholder Protection Index.” Commercial Research Journal, Vol. 21, No. 81, Winter 2017.
10. Pourseyyed, Behzad, and Mojtaba Shafizadeh. “Single-Member Companies in Iranian Law and Common Law.” Govah Legal Studies Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, Spring–Summer 2016, pp. 77–100.

Contract Law and Civil Liability

5. Pourseyyed, Behzad, and Morteza Najafabadi Farahani. “The Transfer Effect of Contracts in Iranian and French Law in Light of the 2016 Reform of the French Civil Code.” Legal Research Journal, No. 92, Winter 2021, pp. 385–408.
6. Pourseyyed, Behzad; Mostafa Shafizadeh Kholanjani; and Mohammad Sadeghi. “The Nature of Liability and Legal Consequences of Conflicting Void Contracts.” Journal of Islamic Jurisprudence and Law Research, Vol. 12, No. 2, Spring 2016, pp. 29–50.
7. Pourseyyed, Behzad, and Javad Khodadadi. “A Legal Analysis of the Application of Debt Restructuring (Emhāl) to Contracts between Credit Institutions and Debtor Clients.” Journal of New Technologies Law, Vol. 4, No. 1, Spring–Summer 2023, pp. 95–112.
8. Pourseyyed, Behzad, and Saeed Mahjoub. “The Feasibility of Annulment of Official Documents through Witness Testimony.” Rai: Judicial Decisions Review, Vol. 3, No. 4, Winter 2015, pp. 17–38.
9. Tafreshi, Mohammad Isa, and Behzad Pourseyyed. “Specific Performance as a Remedy for Breach of Contract: A Comparative Law Perspective.” Daneshvar Journal, No. 28, Summer 2000, p. 103.

Islamic Jurisprudence and Comparative Law

10. Pourseyyed, Behzad, and Rasoul Aghadadashi. “Similarities and Differences between the Doctrine of Estoppel and the Principles of Ghorour and Admission (Iqrar).” Govah Legal Studies Journal, Vol. 3, No. 2, Autumn–Winter 2017, pp. 97–126.
11. Habibi, Hamidreza, and Behzad Pourseyyed. “A Study of the Nature of Apparent Agency in Imami Jurisprudence and Iranian Law.” Islamic Law Review, No. 67, Spring 2025, pp. 133–172.
12. Pourseyyed, Behzad, and Mohammad Amin Keykhafarzaneh. “The Evidentiary Value of Expert Opinion in Imami and Sunni Jurisprudence: A Comparative Study with Arab Legal Systems.” Islamic Law Review, No. 35, Spring–Summer 2012, p. 125.
13. Hamdollahi, Asef, and Behzad Pourseyyed. “Legal Status of Children Born through Surrogacy with Respect to Inheritance and Maintenance.” Islamic Law Review, No. 30, Autumn–Winter 2009, p. 175.
14. Pourseyyed, Behzad; Mohammad Javad Heidari Herastani; and Mohammad Javad Farahzadi. “Bankruptcy and Insolvency in Islamic Jurisprudence: A Comparative Study with Iranian Law and the Common Law System.” Islamic Law Review, No. 65, Autumn 2024, pp. 711–742.
15. Zabihi, Atefeh, and Behzad Pourseyyed. “The Legal Consequences of Refusal to Take Possession of the Subject Matter of a Right in Islamic Jurisprudence and Comparative Law.” Legal Research Journal, No. 103, Autumn 2023, pp. 363–384.

Insurance, Health, and Human Rights

16. Pourseyyed, Behzad. “A Comparative Study of Patients’ Rights in European Countries.” Social Sciences Monthly, No. 12, October 1998.
17. Pourseyyed, Behzad. “Pre-Trial Detention and Its Conflict with Fundamental Rights and Freedoms.” Police Science Research Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, Spring 2000, pp. 54–67.

International Trade and WTO Law

18. Pourseyyed, Behzad. “The Dispute Settlement Mechanism of the World Trade Organization.” Commercial Studies Review, No. 98, July 1995.
19. Pourseyyed, Behzad. “An Overview of the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism.” In Proceedings of the WTO Law Conference, August 1996.
20. Pourseyyed, Behzad. “Foreign Investment and Economic Security.” In Proceedings of the Foreign Investment Seminar, Ministry of Commerce, 2002.

Maritime and Transportation Law

21. Pourseyyed, Behzad. “Agency Contracts.” Commercial Studies Review, No. 61, June 1992.
22. Pourseyyed, Behzad. “International Sales Contracts and the Obligations of Buyers and Sellers.” Commercial Studies Review, Nos. 65–66, October–November 1992.
23. Pourseyyed, Behzad. “Structure of Shipping Services.” Commercial Studies Review, No. 74, July 1993.
24. Pourseyyed, Behzad. “Various Aspects of Maritime Transport.” Commercial Studies Review, No. 75, August 1993.
25. Pourseyyed, Behzad. “Liability in International Carriage of Goods.” Commercial Studies Review, No. 76, September 1993.
26. Pourseyyed, Behzad. “Freight Forwarding and Customs Clearance.” Commercial Studies Review, No. 77, October 1993.
27. Pourseyyed, Behzad. “Freight Rate Structures in Maritime Transport.” Commercial Studies Review, No. 79, December 1993.
28. Pourseyyed, Behzad. “Import Logistics and International Transportation of Goods.” Commercial Studies Review, No. 80, January 1994.
29. Pourseyyed, Behzad. “The Buyer’s Right of Rejection.” Commercial Studies Review, No. 82, March 1994.
30. Pourseyyed, Behzad. “Inspection of Goods as a Mechanism for Securing Contractual Performance.” Commercial Studies Review, No. 83, April 1994.