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An amendment to Iraq’s 1959 Personal Status law was officially proposed in the Iraqi parliament on Aug. 4. The draft law could theoretically make it legal for girls as young as nine years old to ...
In 1969, the Ba'ath Party established the General Federation of Iraqi Women, which offered many social programs to women, implementing legal reforms advancing women's status under the law and lobbying for changes to the personal status code. [119] In 1986, Iraq became one of the first countries to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All ...
These are laws used in special courts designed to handle certain disputes among Iraqi Muslims, especially as it applies to marriage, divorce, alimony, and inheritance. [35] The Iraqi Personal Status Law (1959) has to relevant provisions; Article 3 – Marriage is defined as a union between a man and a woman to create children.
The first nationality law was passed in 1924, and that year, on 6 August, all people within the bounds of Iraqi jurisdiction automatically acquired Iraqi citizenship. [ 2 ] [ citation needed ] According to Zainab Saleh, "The 1924 Iraqi Nationality Law and its amendments bring to light the haunted origins of Arab nationalism" by defining Iraqis ...
BY SAMEER N. YACOUB AND SINAN SALAHEDDIN BAGHDAD (AP) -- A contentious draft law being considered in Iraq could open the door to girls as young as nine getting married and would require wives to ...
Human rights groups and diplomats criticized a law that was quietly passed by the Iraqi parliament over the weekend that would impose heavy prison sentences on gay and transgender people. U.S ...
Hudhayfah Ali, another resident of Baghdad, said he is against it “because Iraq is a country of multiple sects and religions.” "Iraq is a democratic country, so how can a law be passed against democracy and personal freedom?" he said. ___ Associated Press writer Ali Jabar in Baghdad contributed to this report. 04/28/2024 17:48 -0400
Christians, Jews and other minorities are covered partly by the Personal Status Law, partly the Civil Law and partly their own personal status legal systems. In 2003 the Iraqi Interim Governing Council issued Resolution 137 on 29 December that expanded the power of Muslim courts to rule in all disputes among Muslims concerning marriage and divorce.