See court structure diagram and criminal cassation pathways diagram. Iraq is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which states at Article 14(5) “Everyone convicted of a crime shall have the right to his conviction and sentence being reviewed by a higher tribunal according to law.” The mechanism by which Iraq […]
Read MoreMuntadar al-Zaidi the Iraqi journalist, jailed after hurling his shoes at former President George W. Bush, was released on Tuesday 15 September 2009. He was arrested on 14 December 2008 and initially sentenced to 3 years imprisonment. His sentence was reduced by the Cassation Court to 1 year and he served 9 months, his sentence […]
Read MoreMuntadar al-Zaidi the Iraqi journalist, jailed after hurling his shoes at former President George W. Bush, was released on Tuesday 15 September 2009. He was arrested on 14 December 2008 and initially sentenced to 3 years imprisonment. His sentence was reduced by the Cassation Court to 1 year and he served 9 months, his sentence […]
Read MoreIn 2009 Baghdad and Erbil are subject to a veritable barrage of law reform proposals. The Council of Representatives is sitting on proposals for constitutional review and bills such as those to give a sure footing to the judiciary; to give a proper structure to the various anti-corruption bodies; for a constitutionally compliant process to […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreUnited 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 […]
Read MoreOn 16 June 2009, Al-Sabaah, the government newspaper, published a supplement on anti-corruption including articles on electoral corruption, lessons to be learned form the Lebanese experience, political parties draft law, abuse of the education system, NGOs and civil society and Transparency International. Transparency International’s 2009 Global Corruption Report presents the main findings of a public […]
Read MoreIn 1920 the British Mandate power commissioned a report, written by Gertrude Bell of the Civil Administration of Mesopotamia, covering the period of the British Military Occupation up to the summer of 1920. It was applauded by both houses of the British Parliament upon receipt. She noted that “at various times modifications [had been] introduced […]
Read MoreIn 1920 the British Mandate power commissioned a report, written by Gertrude Bell of the Civil Administration of Mesopotamia, covering the period of the British Military Occupation up to the summer of 1920. It was applauded by both houses of the British Parliament upon receipt. She noted that “at various times modifications [had been] introduced […]
Read MoreMiddle East Online reports that the Article 140 Commission has delayed by a week its report to the Council of Representatives on staging local elections in Kirkuk . Iraq held provincial elections in 14 of its 18 provinces in January 2009 with national elections scheduled for 30 January 2010. The three Kurdish provinces — Erbil, […]
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