NB a number of the laws and translations on this page are versions of the laws as originally enacted rather than as amended. Some versions are shown with amendments up to a certain date but no further. Please do not rely upon these laws as accurate and up to date.
Draft Laws
- DRAFT Federal Supreme Court Law
- DRAFT Higher Judicial Council and Amendment to Federal Supreme Court Laws
- CoR Electoral Law Amendment (2009 Draft – vetoed by the Presidency Council)
Enacted Laws
- Amnesty Law No. 19 of 2008 from the Iraq Slogger site
- Civil Code No. 40 of 1951 – taken from a 1990 text and not incorporating any subsequent amendments
- Civil Procedure and Actions Law No. 83 of 1969 (as enacted – unamended)
this was subsequently amended by the Civil Evidence Law No. 107 of Year 1979 - Commercial Agency Guide including Law No. 51 of 2000 & Regs & Instr & Arabic
- Commercial Code No. 30 of 1984
- CoR Electoral Law No. 16 of 2005 (English) العربية
- CoR Electoral Law No. 26 of 2009 (Amendment to Electoral Law No. 16 of 2005) (English) العربية
- Criminal Procedure Code 23 of 1971 up to date to 14 March 2010
- Explanatory Memo – this was published in the Official Gazette alongside the Criminal Procedure Code and although not part of the law, is used as a reference point by lawyers and judges
- Election Law on Publication in the Official Gazette
- Election State Shura Council Law No. 65 (1979) (Articles 1-8)
- Federal Budget Law No. 1 of 2006
- Formation of Regions Law No. 13 of 2008
- The Governorates, Districts and Sub-Districts Election Law No. 36 of 2008
- Judicial Organisation Law No. 160 of 1979 as amended up to 2001. Subsequent amendments not included.
- KRG IKP Electoral Law (1992)(English) Consolidated with all amendments العربية
- Labor Code No. 71 of 1987 unamended
- Law of Governorates not Organised into a Region Law No. 21 of 2008
- Law of the High Iraqi Criminal Tribunal Resolution No. 10 of 2005 translated by the International Center for Transitional Justice
- Law of Implementing Foreign Decisions Directive No. 21 of 1928 (Arabic)
- Law of the Independent High Electoral Commission
- Law of the High Iraqi Criminal Tribunal No. 10 of 2005. This is the revised law which replaced the original Statute of the Iraqi Special Tribunal for Crimes Against Humanity, Law No. 1 of 2003
- Law of Transportation No. 80 of 1983 pt 1
- Law of Transportation No. 80 of 1983 pt 2
- Municipality Law
- National Safety Law 3 July 2004
- Official Gazette Publication Law No. 78 of 1977
- Penal Code Law No. 111 of 1969 updated to 14 March 2010
- Personal Status Code No. 188 of 1959 with Amendments
from the ABA website - Kurdistan Region of Iraq Political Parties Law
- Press Law in the Kurdistan Region
- Public Prosecution Law No. 159 of 1979 as amended to 14 March 2010
- Shura Council Law No. 65 of 1979 Articles 1 to 8
- Ratification of the UN Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women: Law No. 666 of 1986
- Real Estate Registration Law No. 34 of 1971
- Regulation of Trade Law No. 20 of 1970
- Supreme National Commission of Accountability and Justice Law No. 10 of 2008 (English) ( العربية )
- Tourism Law No. 14 of 1996
- UN Office on Drugs and Crime website contains some Iraqi laws on narcotics