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
- DECEMBER 25, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Most Iraqis consider former President Saddam Hussein...
Most Iraqis consider former President Saddam Hussein a criminal, yet they still believe he deserves a fair trial before Iraqi judges, according to poll results released in Baghdad
- DECEMBER 23, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
The German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was categorical:...
The German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was categorical: "I am against the death penalty, in all cases
- DECEMBER 22, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
"If things are to be done coherently, Iraqi law should...
"If things are to be done coherently, Iraqi law should make way for international law, for the crimes committed by Saddam were crimes against humanity", declared instead Hands Off Cain Secretary Sergio D'Elia, highlighting what has happened in the past wi
- DECEMBER 22, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
"I am personally against the death penalty, but it...
"I am personally against the death penalty, but it would be incorrenct to impose conditions on the Iraqi people before the trial has even to commence", said Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini when questioned by journalists on the possibility of putt
- DECEMBER 22, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
According to the President of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski,...
According to the President of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski, visiting Polish troops near Baghdad, Saddam should be tried by a court in his own country with the presence of international observers
- DECEMBER 19, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Adnan al-Pachachi, member of the Interim Iraqi Governing...
Adnan al-Pachachi, member of the Interim Iraqi Governing Council said that he was personally against passing the death penalty for former Iraqi President Saddam Husayn
- DECEMBER 17, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iran's reformist President Mohammad Khatami voiced...
Iran's reformist President Mohammad Khatami voiced his opposition to the death penalty, adding that he did not even wish for the execution of captured ex-Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein
- DECEMBER 17, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
The European Union is opposed "by principle" to the...
The European Union is opposed "by principle" to the death penalty for former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, a spokesman for the European Commission said
- DECEMBER 17, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
The capture of Saddam Husayn and his future had "caused...
The capture of Saddam Husayn and his future had "caused a rift" among members of the Iraqi Governing Council, the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Ra'y al-Amm reported, quoting "sources close to the Governing Council"
- DECEMBER 17, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
"I am against the death penalty for Saddam Hussein...
"I am against the death penalty for Saddam Hussein and the majority of Italians are also against it", said Italian Defence Minister, Antonio Martino, in answer to questions from reporters asking his opinion in this issue
- DECEMBER 16, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, in an interview...
Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, in an interview with the Vremya novostei daily, said that the Iraqis themselves should judge Saddam and decide his fate, as an internation tribunal for Iraq does not exist
- DECEMBER 15, 2003IraqDEATH PENALTY
The United States would not object to Saddam Hussein...
The United States would not object to Saddam Hussein facing the death penalty in an upcoming trial if it is fairly conducted, a senior State Department official said