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The Iraqi Penal Code is the statutory law of Iraq. The 1969 Penal Code serves as the basis for current Iraq law. The original Arabic-language version of the law can be accessed through the Iraqi Legal Database .
On June 10, 2003, Bremer issued "Order Number 7" that stipulated that the binding Iraqi Criminal or Penal Code would be the 1984 vintage third edition of the law first enacted in 1969. [6] Administrator Bremer made some amendments to both the Penal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code of 1971.
The Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT), [1] formerly the Iraqi Special Tribunal [2] and sometimes referred to as the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal, is a body established under Iraqi national law to try Iraqi nationals or residents accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes or other serious crimes committed between 1968 and 2003.
The Iraqi Legal Database (ILD) is the first comprehensive and electronic legal database to be created in the Arab region. The project to create the ILD was launched in 2004 by the United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP ), through its Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (POGAR). [ 1 ]
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]:
Iraq's parliament passed a law criminalising same-sex relationships with a maximum 15-year prison sentence on Saturday, in a move it said aimed to uphold religious values but was condemned by ...
The objective of establishing a bilingual electronic law Library is to develop a useful online library of national legal documents related to the Provincial Powers Act (PPA, also known as Law 21 of 2008, the Law of Governorates not incorporated into a Region) and the growing body of local laws, orders, decisions, and regulations now being published by provinces in monthly legal gazettes.
The Islamic identity of the majority of the Iraqi people and the full religious rights for all individuals and the freedom of creed and religious practices is guaranteed. [13] Iraq is part of the Islamic world and is a founding and active member of the Arab League and is committed to its charter. [14]