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
- JULY 1, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Labor Party remained opposed to the death penalty...
The Labor Party remained opposed to the death penalty in Australia but would not protest if it was imposed on former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, Australia's Opposition Leader Mark Latham said
- JULY 1, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraqi Displacement and Migration Minister, Pascale...
Iraqi Displacement and Migration Minister, Pascale Icho Warda, the only Christian minister in the new Iraqi cabinet, said she was in favour of the death penalty for former president Saddam Hussein
- JUNE 30, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein will get the death...
Ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein will get the death penalty if he is found guilty of the serious crimes leveled against him, Iraq's interim Justice Minister Malek Dohan al-Hassan said
- JUNE 30, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Three Iraqi Kurds convicted over a spate of armed robberies,...
Three Iraqi Kurds convicted over a spate of armed robberies, extortion and rape were hanged publicly in the northern Iranian city of Qazvin, Qods newspaper reported
- JUNE 30, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
The Iraqi government approved reinstating the death...
The Iraqi government approved reinstating the death penalty, President Sheikh Ghazi al-Yawar said in an interview the day the interim authority took legal custody of former president Saddam Hussein
- JUNE 30, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
France reiterated its opposition to death penalty "under...
France reiterated its opposition to death penalty "under any circumstances" and called for the trial for Iraqi former president Saddam Hussein to be in compliance with the international law
- JUNE 30, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Britain accepted that Saddam Hussein...
It was reported that Britain accepted that Saddam Hussein was likely to be executed by the Iraqi government for war crimes
- JUNE 30, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
A French lawyer on Saddam Hussein's defense team called...
A French lawyer on Saddam Hussein's defense team called the Iraqi penal code "Stone Age" legislation and said it was ill-suited to address the ousted Iraqi president's case
- JUNE 29, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain greeted the new Iraqi government that...
Hands Off Cain greeted the new Iraqi government that took power on June 28, two days before the scheduled handover from coalition authorities led by the US
- JUNE 20, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein could face the...
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein could face the death penalty if he is convicted of war crimes, the head of the Iraqi tribunal due to try him said
- JUNE 11, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iyad Allawi, Iraq's newly appointed prime minister...
Iyad Allawi, Iraq's newly appointed prime minister planed to resurrect domestic intelligence services and consider reinstituting the death penalty as ways to combat the country's persistent lawlessness and violence
- JUNE 6, 2004IraqDEATH PENALTY
Justice minister Malik Dohan al-Hassan said Iraq was...
Justice minister Malik Dohan al-Hassan said Iraq was to restore the death penalty after the return of sovereignty later in the month