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
- NOVEMBER 30, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ TO HANG MAN BEHIND 2012 TWIN CAR BOMBINGS IN KARBALA MARKET
A local court in the Iraqi province of Karbala sentenced to death on 29 November 2018 a man convicted of being behind two car bombings in a market six years ago.
NOVEMBER 16, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: IS FIGHTER WITH STRONG FAMILY LINKS TO AUSTRALIA IS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Islamic State (IS) fighter with strong family links to Australia has been sentenced to death by an Iraqi court after making detailed admissions about the operations and plots of the extremist group, ABC reported on 14 November 2018.
NOVEMBER 5, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: MAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDER
An Iraqi court on 4 November 2018 sentenced to death one of the assassins of the head of the Passport Directorate of Babylon (Babil) province, Commander Safa al-Dulaimi.
OCTOBER 23, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 13 WOMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Central Criminal Court in Baghdad has sentenced 13 Turkish women to death over affiliation to Islamic State, DPA reported on 21 October 2018.
OCTOBER 23, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: MILITANT SENTENCED TO DEATH 3 TIMES OVER TERRORISM CHARGES
An Iraqi court has sentenced a militant from Anbar province to death over involvement in terrorist charges, a judicial source said on 21 October 2018.
OCTOBER 18, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST SIX CONVICTS INVOLVED IN TERRORISM CARRIED OUT
The Iraqi Justice Ministry has carried out death sentences against six convicts involved in terrorism charges, IraqiNews.com reported on 17 October 2018.
OCTOBER 12, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH SENTENCE FOR DA’ISH MEMBER IN SYRIAN RIQA CITY
An Iraqi court sentenced to death the Lebanese leading member in Da’ish (ISIS) organization Tariq al-Khayat, Iraq TradeLink reported on 11 October 2018.
- OCTOBER 11, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: THREE TERRORISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH, LIFE OVER KILLING CIVILIANS IN ANBAR
The Criminal Court in Dhi Qar has sentenced a terrorist to death and two others to life in prison over carrying out several crimes in Anbar province, iraqinews reported on 10 October 2018.
OCTOBER 5, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: COURT SENTENCES CONVICT TO DEATH OVER EXPLODING RELIGIOUS SHRINE IN NINEVEH
An Iraqi court in Baghdad has sentenced a convict to death over exploding a religious shrine in Nineveh province, an official said on October 3, 2018.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 2 SENTENCED TO DIE FOR 'TERROR ATTACK' IN ANBAR
Two Iraqis were sentenced to death on September 24, 2018 after being convicted earlier of killing 12 civilians in Iraq’s western Anbar province.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: ISIL LEADER EXTRADITED FROM TURKEY CONDEMNED TO DEATH
An Iraqi court on September 19, 2018 sentenced a prominent jihadist described as a deputy of ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to death on terrorism charges.
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: MAN GETS SIX DEATH SENTENCES OVER MASS KILLINGS IN BAGHDAD
An Iraqi criminal court sentenced a man to death six times on September 16, 2018 over his involvement in mass killings and kidnappings in the capital Baghdad.