Iraq
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- federal parliamentary democracy
- CONSTITUTION
- ratified on October 15, 2005 (currently under review by the Constitutional Committee and likely to be subject to a referendum in the future)
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on European civil law and Islamic law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- Council of Representatives
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- according to the constitution, the federal judiciary includes the High Judicial Council, the Federal Supreme Court, the Federal Court of Cassation, the Public Prosecutor's Department, the Judicial Oversight Commission, and other federal courts
RELIGIONS
97% Muslims; Christian and Hindu minorities
From the country
OCTOBER 26, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: TAREQ AZIZ SENTENCED TO DEATH
Iraq's high tribunal passed a death sentence on Tareq Aziz, once the international face of dictator Saddam Hussein's regime, over the persecution of Islamic parties, the court said.
- AUGUST 3, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: FORMER SADDAM OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH
senior Baath Party official Mezban Khadar Hadi was sentenced to death by the Iraqi High Criminal Court for the draining of the country's marshlands in the 1990s, a court statement said.
JULY 27, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ EXECUTED 230 PEOPLE FROM 2005-2009
Iraq executed 230 people from 2005 to 2009 and 1,254 were sentenced to
JULY 14, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: US HANDS OVER TARIQ AZIZ, OTHER DETAINEES
the U.S. this week handed over nearly 30 former members of Saddam Hussein's inner circle, including
- MAY 30, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: DEATH PENALTY FOR STEALING OF ELECTRICITY
Iraqi Council of Ministers extended the application of article 197...
- MAY 23, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTY
AL-QAIDA MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN IRAQ FOR KILLING RUSSIAN ENVOYS
the Karkh criminal court in west Baghdad, Iraq, sentenced an unidentified al-Qaida militant to death for the kidnapping and murder of five Russian diplomats in June 2006...
- MAY 18, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: 62 AL QAEDA MEN GET DEATH SENTENCE
an Iraqi court awarded death sentence to 62 people linked to
- MARCH 16, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
the Saudi Arabian government stayed the execution of Iraqi man Mohammad Abdul Amir
the Saudi Arabian government stayed the execution of Iraqi man Mohammad Abdul Amir
FEBRUARY 16, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: EUROPEAN ALLIES CALL FOR HALT TO DEATH PENALTY
Britain, France and Italy called on Iraq to halt use of the death penalty, expressing concern at a growth in the number of executions in the past two years.
- JANUARY 25, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTY
EX-IRAQI LAWMAKER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLINGS
Sunni Arab politician Mohammed al-Daini was sentenced to death in Iraq for ordering car bombings, mortal attacks and mass murders, including the 2007 parliament bombing.
JANUARY 25, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 'CHEMICAL ALI' EXECUTED
Ali Hassan al-Majid, the cousin of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, was executed in Iraq for crimes against humanity, a government spokesman said.
JANUARY 17, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTYCHEMICAL ALI RECEIVES DEATH PENALTY
Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin "Chemical Ali" was convicted and sentenced to death