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
- NOVEMBER 8, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
"There are 263 mass graves, including approximately...
"There are 263 mass graves, including approximately 40 of them confirmed to hold evidence of systematic killings," said Sandra Hodgkinson, director of the Office for Human Rights Transitional Justice (OHRTJ) within the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA
- OCTOBER 8, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
An Iraqi and his Jordanian accomplice convicted of...
An Iraqi and his Jordanian accomplice convicted of murdering a friend in January 2001 over a loan reimbursement, were executed at dawn at the Swaqa prison south of Amman, Jordan
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty, suspended after the US-led coalition...
The death penalty, suspended after the US-led coalition ousted Saddam Hussein, could be reintroduced when Iraq regains its sovereignty, Dara Nurredin, a member of the interim Governing Council, said
- AUGUST 9, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Hadi Hama Salih Rahman, a former member of the Iraqi...
Hadi Hama Salih Rahman, a former member of the Iraqi intelligence service and Ba'th Party official, was sentenced to death by the Sulaymaniyah Criminal Court
- JULY 18, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
The US military said it had discovered a mass grave...
The US military said it had discovered a mass grave near Mosul, in northern Iraq, containing up to 400 bodies
- JULY 5, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
The remains of about 300 people, believed to be Kurdish...
The remains of about 300 people, believed to be Kurdish victims of the deposed regime of Saddam Hussein, were found in a mass grave seen in northern Iraq by an AFP correspondent
- JULY 1, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Three new mass graves were discovered in Iraq containing...
Three new mass graves were discovered in Iraq containing the corpses of more than 3,000 Kurds, the Al-Sabah newspaper reported
- MAY 14, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Iraqi villagers discovered a mass...
It was reported that Iraqi villagers discovered a mass grave containing the remains of several thousand people apparently put to death by Saddam Hussein's regime
- MAY 11, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of Iraqis marched in central Baghdad to commemorate...
Hundreds of Iraqis marched in central Baghdad to commemorate the deaths of relatives they believe were executed under Saddam Hussein
- APRIL 13, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Salem Hussein Hasan al-Salami, an Iraqi convicted of...
Salem Hussein Hasan al-Salami, an Iraqi convicted of smuggling hashish, was publicly beheaded by sword in the northern Saudi city of Arar
- APRIL 6, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Deserters from the Iraqi army said they were beaten...
Deserters from the Iraqi army said they were beaten by their superiors and one said he saw 10 fellow soldiers executed by a commander, according to a Human Rights Watch report
- APRIL 2, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
"In their latest crime against the peoples of Iraq,...
"In their latest crime against the peoples of Iraq, the dictatorial Iraqi regime has shot 96 soldiers