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150 Laws Waiting for Parliamentary Ratification

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The Al-Sabah government newspaper on 11 August 2009 reported that “on September 8th, when the Council of Representatives will [supposedly] conclude its current summer break, it will face a big challenge. This challenge is the necessity to discuss and ratify about 150 draft laws. The new challenge for Parliament, especially its Presidency, is the short […]

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Federal Judiciary

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The Federal Judiciary is administered by the Higher Judicial Council which compiles regular statistical reports on the state of the judiciary and its caseload, outside the 3 Kurdish governorates administered from Erbil, published on its excellent website. The most recent report, issued in April 2009, relates to the number of judges and reveals that there […]

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Federal Judiciary

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The Federal Judiciary is administered by the Higher Judicial Council which compiles regular statistical reports on the state of the judiciary and its caseload, outside the 3 Kurdish governorates administered from Erbil, published on its excellent website. The most recent report, issued in April 2009, relates to the number of judges and reveals that there […]

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Iraq and International Human Rights Declarations and Treaties

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United Nations Instruments Iraq voted in favour of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. Iraq is a signatory to the following International Human Rights Treaties: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, acceded 1959 International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights, signed […]

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Legislation and Judiciary Magazine

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The product of a labour of love from its editor, Judge Fathi Al Jawari, the Legislation and Judiciary Magazine is now in its second issue. Issue 1 (January, February, March 2009) covered the following topics:

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Legislation and Judiciary Magazine

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The product of a labour of love from its editor, Judge Fathi Al Jawari, the Legislation and Judiciary Magazine is now in its second issue. Issue 1 (January, February, March 2009) covered the following topics:

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