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After the Islamic revolution of 1978, appeal from and protest
against judgments has been a matter of discussion and argument. The
laws passed in this period indicate that the legislator has failed to
consider the issue as it should deserve. Although certain changes have been made to improve the regulations governing the appeal, there is
still a long way to go to reach to an acceptable level. The problem is
partly due to the fact that certain Islamic jurists believe that there is no
appeal in the Islamic law. In this article, the views of juries in respect
of appeal will be reviewed. Then the necessity of having an appeal
system in modem litigation will be established. It will be concluded
that having an appeal system is not contrary to the Islamic law.