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 18, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
Iraq voted against the Resolution on a Moratorium...
Iraq voted against the Resolution on a Moratorium...
- DECEMBER 4, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. AL-MALIKI WANTS 'CHEMICAL ALI,' OTHERS EXECUTED
Iraq's prime minister wants the American military to hand over "Chemical Ali" and two other convicted
- NOVEMBER 19, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. END TO DEATH PENALTY 'NOT FAVOURABLE', GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
the moratorium on the death penalty adopted last week by the United Nations
- NOVEMBER 15, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
RUSSIAN DUMA: SADDAM'S DEATH WON'T SOLVE IRAQ'S PROBLEMS
the lower house of Russian parliament warned the execution of Saddam Hussein could lead to a further escalation of violence in Iraq.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: US FORCES WILL NOT ALLOW IRAQ EXECUTIONS AMID CONTROVERSY: OFFICIAL
the United States will refuse to hand over to Iraqi authorities for execution three former top officials from the Saddam Hussein regime as long as the "legal controversy" over their sentencing remains, reports said.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ. 11 FACE IMMINENT EXECUTION
According to the Iraqi news agency Aswat al-Iraq, 11 people in Iraq are facing
- OCTOBER 25, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ SPEAKER JOINS FOES OF EXECUTION
the Iraqi parliament speaker joined opponents of executing a Saddam Hussein-era defence minister convicted of genocide against Kurds, saying that sending him to the gallows would set a dangerous precedent for the armed forces.
- OCTOBER 21, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
US AND IRAQ AGREE TO DROP EXECUTION OF SADDAM'S DEFENCE MINISTER
US AND IRAQ AGREE TO DROP EXECUTION OF SADDAM'S DEFENCE MINISTER
- OCTOBER 17, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ DEBATES LEGAL ISSUES OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
the planned execution of Ali Hassan al-Majid, or "Chemical Ali," was further delayed
- OCTOBER 15, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI JUDGE: EXECUTION SET FOR CHEMICAL ALI
Ali Hassan Majeed, known as "Chemical Ali," is set to be executed on Tuesday October 16 for his role in the deaths of up to 180,000 Kurds, an Iraqi judge said. Munir Hadad, a senior judge of the Supreme Criminal Court, said the execution could take place
- OCTOBER 4, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
the Kurdistan Iraq Regional Government Justice Minister, Faruq Jamil
the Kurdistan Iraq Regional Government Justice Minister, Faruq Jamil
- OCTOBER 3, 2007IraqDEATH PENALTY
'CHEMICAL' ALI'S EXECUTION DELAYED BY IRAQ
Iraq has stayed announced it will miss the legal deadline for executing Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali," while the government seeks a stay for the holy month of Ramadan.