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Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court decided on Tuesday to revoke its previous judicial injunction that had suspended the implementation of the three laws after a lawsuit was filed by a number of lawmakers attempting to halt them. The ruling also noted that all laws must comply with the country’s constitution.
The Federal Supreme Court of Iraq [a] (FSC) is the independent judicial body of Iraq that interprets the constitution and determines the constitutionality of laws and regulations. It settles disputes among or between the federal government and the regions and governorates , municipalities, and local administrations, and settles accusations ...
An Iraqi criminal court convicted five men and sentenced them to life in prison on Thursday in the killing of a U.S. citizen in Baghdad last year, officials said. Stephen Edward Troell, 45, a ...
The Supreme Judicial Council manages and supervises the affairs of the federal judiciary. [1]: Article 91 It oversees the affairs of the various judicial committees, [1]: Article 90 nominates the Chief Justice and members of the Court of Cassation, the Chief Public Prosecutor, and the Chief Justice of the Judiciary Oversight Commission, and drafts the budget of the judiciary. [1]:
The allegations are backed up by two independent sources [10] and the execution is said to have taken place in presence of about a dozen Iraqi police, four American security men and Interior Minister Falah al-Naqib. Allawi reportedly said that the execution was to "send a clear message to the police on how to deal with insurgents."
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Iraq's central bank must address continued risks of the misuse of dollars at Iraqi commercial banks to avoid new punitive measures targeting the country's financial sector, a top U.S. Treasury ...
(The latter was appointed as a federal judge in 2003, starting March 21, 2003.) An additional memo was issued on March 14, 2003, after the resignation of Bybee, and just prior to the American invasion of Iraq. In it, Yoo concluded that federal laws prohibiting the use of torture did not apply to U.S. practices overseas. [167]