The Council of Representatives (Iraqi Parliament) is at present the only legislative body. The constitution also provides for the establishment of a Federation Council but this has not yet been put into place. The Council of Representatives مجلس النواب العراقي website contains information in Arabic and in English on the matters proceeding through Parliament and […]
Read MoreThe Official Gazette of Iraq الوقائع العراقية (Alwaqai Aliraqiya) has been published since August 1922 as a means of introducing legal measures into force via publication. The Law on Publication in the Official Gazette No. 78 of 1977 states in Article 1(Second) “Everything published in the Official Gazette is considered as the credible official text […]
Read MoreThe Iraqi Judicial Authority السلطة القضائية العراقية website contains links to and information about the Federal Supreme Court and the Higher Judicial Council. The excellent site contains the Federal Supreme Court’s opinions on constitutional interpretation under Article 93(2) of the Constitution and other matters; their decisions on contested cases brought before the court and appeals from the Shura Council […]
Read MoreThe Iraqi Legal Database, developed by the U.N. in 2004, aims to contain every law, decree and legal text that has been passed since 1917 primarily in Arabic with some pertinent Kurdish texts. English speakers can learn more about ILD’s features by downloading this helpful Powerpoint presentation. Update at 31 May 2009, the entries appear […]
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