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
- MAY 3, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
an Iraqi penal tribunal sentenced four Iraqis...
an Iraqi penal tribunal sentenced four Iraqis...
- APRIL 24, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. ARMY DESERTERS TO BE EXECUTED
Iraqi soldiers who desert their units now face execution, according to a decree by the country’s Presidential Council.
- APRIL 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
THREE IRAQIS BEHEADED FOR DRUG OFFENCES
Saudi Arabia beheaded three Iraqis nationals for drug smuggling.
- APRIL 20, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY CONDEMNS IRAQ EXECUTIONS
Iraq is now the world's fourth highest user of the death penalty, Amnesty International reported.
- APRIL 20, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN IRAQ FOR KIDNAPPING
a court in Baghdad sentenced three Iraqis to death, according to a statement by the Iraqi Supreme Court.
- APRIL 20, 2007LibyaDEATH PENALTY
LIBYAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN IRAQ
a Libyan national was sentenced to death in Iraq for joining ‘an armed group’, according to a statement by the Iraqi Supreme Court.
- APRIL 6, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. US CITIZEN TO FACE DEATH PENALTY
a federal appeals court refused to intervene in the case of a U.S. citizen facing a death
- APRIL 3, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
the Parliament of Iraqi Kurdistan, an autonomous
the Parliament of Iraqi Kurdistan, an autonomous
- APRIL 1, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. 'CHEMICAL ALI' FACES DEATH PENALTY
an Iraqi prosecutor sought the death penalty for Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan
- MARCH 27, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
an Iraqi penal tribunal sentenced a man to death...
an Iraqi penal tribunal sentenced a man to death...
- MARCH 26, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT ISSUES 6 DEATH SENTENCES
the Central Criminal Court of Iraq, where US military testify against the suspected insurgents they arrest, has
- MARCH 20, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. FORMER SADDAM AIDE EXECUTED IN BAGHDAD
Iraq executed Saddam Hussein's former vice president Taha Yassin Ramadan before dawn as the nation marked the fourth anniversary of the US led war.