en The Challenges of Protecting Children’s Rights in Iran: The bill on Protection of Children and Adolescents: a Friend or Foe? پژوهشي Original Article <span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;">The legal system of Iran has not been fully successful in protecting minimum rights of children and youth; and has faced some obstacles in complying with international standards. Different laws and regulations have been introduced in domestic legal system to protect children rights and furthermore, Iran has acceded to different conventions on children&rsquo;s rights. As standards of protection are different in domestic legal system and those set forth in international conventions, this article aims answering this question that how international conventions can be implemented by national courts? This article also examines existing challenges in protecting children&rsquo;s rights in Iran. </span><br> <br> <span style="font-family:times new roman,serif;">Please cite this article as: Rahbar N. The Challenges of Protecting <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Children&rsquo;s Rights in Iran: The bill on Protection of Children and Adolescents</span>: a Friend or Foe?. Iran J Med Law 2017; 10(39): 25-48.</span> The legal system of Iran has not been fully successful in protecting minimum rights of children and youth; and has faced some obstacles in complying with international standards. Different laws and regulations have been introduced in domestic legal system to protect children rights and furthermore, Iran has acceded to different conventions on children&rsquo;s rights. As standards of protection are different in domestic legal system and those set forth in international conventions, this article aims answering this question that how international conventions can be implemented by national courts? This article also examines existing challenges in protecting children&rsquo;s rights in Iran.<br> <br> Please cite this article as: Rahbar N. The Challenges of Protecting Children&rsquo;s Rights in Iran: The bill on Protection of Children and Adolescents: a Friend or Foe?. Iran J Med Law 2017; 10(39): 25-48.<br> &nbsp; Right of Children, Legal System of Iran, Protection of Children’ Rights, International Standards, National Courts Right of Children, Legal System of Iran, Protection of Children’ Rights, International Standards, National Courts 25 48 http://ijmedicallaw.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-363&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Navid Rahbar Navid Rahbar n_rahbar@sbu.ac.ir 10031947532846006308 10031947532846006308 Yes Associate Professor at Shahid Beheshti University, Attorney at Law, Tehran, Iran Associate Professor at Shahid Beheshti University, Attorney at Law, Tehran, Iran