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
OCTOBER 8, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: SIX EXECUTED DESPITE MORATORIUM CALLS
Iraqi authorities carried out six more death sentences, bringing to 23 the number of people executed
OCTOBER 7, 2012AlgeriaDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 11 PEOPLE EXECUTED DESPITE INTERNATIONAL OUTCRY
Eleven people were executed in Iraq, bringing the number of executions this year to at least 113.
OCTOBER 4, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 6 PEOPLE EXECUTED DESPITE MORATORIUM CALLS
Iraq executed six people despite calls for a moratorium, a justice ministry official said, bringing
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: COURT SENTENCES FOUR AL-QAEDA MEMBERS TO DEATH
The Anbar criminal court sentenced four al-Qaeda members to death by hanging
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: SAUDI CITIZEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Another Saudi citizen was sentenced to death in Iraq.
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ SPEEDS UP EXECUTIONS CITING TERROR THREAT, RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT UNFAIR TRIALS
Iraq has executed nearly 100 people so far this year, a big increase over previous years
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTY
TURKEY REFUSES TO EXTRADITE FUGITIVE IRAQI VICE PREZ
Turkey today said it won't extradite Iraq's fugitive vice president Tareq al-Hashemi, who
SEPTEMBER 9, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: VICE-PRESIDENT GETS DEATH SENTENCE
An Iraqi court found the nation's Sunni vice president guilty of running death squads against security
AUGUST 29, 2012Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 26 EXECUTIONS IN THREE DAYS
Iraq executed 26 people convicted of terror-related charges between 27 and 29 August 2012, including a Syrian and Saudi national, a justice ministry spokesman said.
JULY 29, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH VERDICTS RATIFIED FOR 12 TERROR CONVICTS
The Iraqi Presidency Council ratified the death penalty verdicts for 12 terror convicts, including two from other Arab countries, Iraqi official television reported.
- JULY 24, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI AUTHORITIES URGED TO HALT EXECUTION OF 196 PEOPLE IN ANBAR
Amnesty International has condemned the “alarming” news that nearly 200 executions
- JUNE 28, 2012IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
Three men were sentenced to death in Iraq for masterminding a suicide bomb attack on the