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 2, 2005Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYJORDAN. THREE MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER AND THEFT
Jordan executed a Palestinian, a Jordanian and an Iraqi convicted of killing a jeweler during a robbery, a security official said.
- APRIL 18, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. PRESIDENT SPARKS DEBATE OVER SADDAM DEATH PENALTY
it was reported that an announcement by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani that he would not sign Saddam Hussein's death warrant if he received the death penalty for war crimes sparked heated debate in the country.
APRIL 10, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ. NEW PRESIDENT OPPOSED TO SADDAM DEATH SENTENCE
Iraq's new president, Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani, hinted in an interview that he opposed the idea of ousted dictator Saddam Hussein being sentenced to death.
MARCH 31, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: SADDAM TO GET DEATH SENTENCE, JUDGE
an Iraqi judge on the court that will try Saddam Hussein said the former Iraqi dictator committed many crimes and likely will be sentenced to death.
- MARCH 4, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. GOVERNMENT DOES ABOUT TURN ON ISSUE OF INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
only a week since announcing the intention of adhering to the Statute of Rome and thus also to the International Court of Justice, the provisional government of Iraq announced the withdrawal of such an initiative with a new decree, stated the Italian grou
FEBRUARY 21, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ. TOWARDS ADHESION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
(Sources: No Peace Without Justice, 21/02/05;)
- FEBRUARY 9, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraqi officials said that the legal reckoning for Saddam Hussein...
Iraqi officials said that the legal reckoning for Saddam Hussein...
- JANUARY 1, 2005IraqDEATH PENALTY
an Iraqi and a Pakistani were executed in Saudi Arabia
an Iraqi and a Pakistani were executed in Saudi Arabia
- DECEMBER 22, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Iraqi national Qaed bin Kamal al-Ziyadi was executed
Iraqi national Qaed bin Kamal al-Ziyadi was executed
- DECEMBER 19, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed two Iraqis
Saudi Arabia executed two Iraqis
- DECEMBER 14, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraq is suffering from a severe lack of qualified judges...
Iraq is suffering from a severe lack of qualified judges...
- DECEMBER 10, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
two Iraqis who robbed and murdered a man they lured into their tent were executed
two Iraqis who robbed and murdered a man they lured into their tent were executed