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
- AUGUST 19, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
An unclear report stated that following the US air...
An unclear report stated that following the US air force bombing of Iraqi Battalion 64 on the evenings of 18 and 19 July, the Iraqi regime arrested the officers of the battalion and had them tried at the Special Security Tribunal, under the chairmanship o
- AUGUST 12, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraqi Communist Party newspaper Tariq al-Sha'b reported...
Iraqi Communist Party newspaper Tariq al-Sha'b reported that on 25 June, the [Iraqi] authorities handed over the bodies of three citizens, that they had executed earlier, to their families in Al-Hindiyah Administrative District and its environs
- AUGUST 6, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein ordered the release...
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein ordered the release of some prisoners to mark the 14th anniversary of the end of the Iran-Iraq war
- AUGUST 4, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Iraqi man for kidnapping a...
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Iraqi man for kidnapping a Saudi national for ransom, the Saudi Press Agency reported
- JULY 24, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Iranian government spokesman Abdullah Ramezanzadeh...
The Iranian government spokesman Abdullah Ramezanzadeh rejected the Iraqi government assertions on arresting and execution of two individuals allegedly spying for Iran
- JUNE 12, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Saddam's eldest son, Udai, together,...
It was reported that Saddam's eldest son, Udai, together, with his brother, Qusai, has signed an estimated 10,000 execution orders
- MAY 16, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
The European Parliament adopted a resolution - drafted...
The European Parliament adopted a resolution - drafted by Emma Nicholson (ELDR, United Kingdom) - by 354 votes in favour, 29against with 31 abstentions deploring the situation in Iraq, eleven years after the Gulf War
- APRIL 15, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
An Iraqi opposition organization reported that new...
An Iraqi opposition organization reported that new executions were carried out by the authorities after the visit to Iraq of UN rapporteur on human rights Andreas Mavromatis in February and after his call to the regime to put an end to these executions an
- APRIL 1, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
Andreas Mavrommatis, special rapporteur on Iraq, reported...
Andreas Mavrommatis, special rapporteur on Iraq, reported to the Human Rights Commission
- MARCH 22, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Iraqi regime recently executed three military personnel,...
The Iraqi regime recently executed three military personnel, including a leading figure in the ruling Ba'ath Party, an Iraqi opposition group said
- MARCH 18, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
An Iraqi opposition group said the Iraqi authorities...
An Iraqi opposition group said the Iraqi authorities executed three senior army officers early in March on charges of "assailing" and opposing Iraqi President Saddam Husayn
- MARCH 12, 2002IraqDEATH PENALTY
Addressing a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party...
Addressing a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party over the prospect of British involvement in US military action against Iraq, UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw emphasised that no decision had been taken on opening a second front in the War on Terror,