A recent report by the Commission on Integrity to the anti-corruption committee of the Council of Representatives, leaked to the Western media, set out the size of the problem facing the Iraqi government. The BBC report is here. In related news, a group of about 110 Parliamentarians have called for the Minister of Trade, Abdul-Falah […]
Read MoreThe implementation of the Civil Code 40 of 1951 is achieved by means of the Civil Procedure Code 83 of 1969 (this version as enacted – unamended) and the Civil Evidence Law 107 of Year 1979.
Read MoreThe implementation of the Civil Code 40 of 1951 is achieved by means of the Civil Procedure Code 83 of 1969 (this version as enacted – unamended) and the Civil Evidence Law 107 of Year 1979.
Read MoreThe Iraqi Civil Code was principally drafted by Abd al-Razzaq Al-Sanhūrī, a French-educated Egyptian jurist who was also the principal drafter of the Egyptian Civil Code of 1949. It replaced the 1877 Ottoman Majalla, the archetype for all codified Middle Eastern civil law. In 1943, Al-Sanhūrī was invited to Iraq by the Iraqi government and […]
Read MoreThe Criminal Procedure Code No. 23 of 1971 replaced the Baghdad Procedure Code of 1919. It was modelled on the Egyptian Criminal Procedure Code No. 150 of 1950, which itself was based upon the Napoleonic Codes adopted in Egypt in the late 19th Century. It has been amended on a number of occasions. For example, […]
Read MoreThe Penal Code 111 of 1969 provides in Article 86 that “The death penalty is the hanging of the condemned person by the neck until he is dead.” It can only be imposed if the perpetrator is 21 or over. Prior to 2003, the Penal Code provided that the death penalty was the sentence or […]
Read MoreThe Penal Code 111 of 1969 replaced the Baghdadi Penal Code of 1919 with effect from 15 December 1969. It has been amended on a number of occasions. With effect from 10 June 2003, CPA Order 7 Section 2(1) provided that “the Third Edition of the 1969 Iraqi Penal Code with amendments, registered in Baghdad […]
Read MoreLaw 188 of 1959 promulgated a Personal Status Code (published in the Official Gazette on 30 December 1959). Although the law was passed following the revolution of 14 July 1958, debate had previously raged for 12 years over the adoption of a Personal Status Code. The law covers matters of marriage, divorce, child custody and […]
Read MoreGrotian Moment: The International War Crimes Trial Blog features key documents, breaking news, and expert debate and commentary on issues and developments related to the major international war crimes trials of our time, including the trials of the Khmer Rouge leaders before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, the trial of Charles Taylor […]
Read MoreInternational Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) supports Iraqi media outlets, journalists, media managers, and free-press advocates in their efforts to build a sustainable and professional media system as they struggle against the hardships of operating in Iraq. The project is supported by a grant from the US Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, […]
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