IRAQ

In March 2003, a coalition led by the United States invaded Iraq and ousted President Saddam Hussein. Coalition forces and U.S. civilian administrators remain in the country, helping to set up a new government.

The capital is Baghdad. Located in the Middle East, Iraq is on the Persian Gulf and borders Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

For more information on Iraq and the most recent war there, please see our hot topic, The War on Iraq: Legal Issues and Iraqi Special Tribunal to Try Crimes Against Humanity.

Documents

• Constitutions International Constitutional Law (from Berne University)
• Interim Constitution of 2004 (Unofficial draft from Nathan Brown)
• Interim Constitution of 2004 (from the Coalition Provisional Authority)
• Interim Constitution of 2004 (from International Constitutional Law)
• Interim Constitution of 2004 (from FindLaw)
• 1925 Constitution of the Kingdom of Iraq
• 1990 Interim Constitution from the International Constitutional Law Project
• Criminal Procedure and Penal Codes, in English and Arabic, are available on the website of the United States Army Judge Advocate General Corps
• 1999 Draft Constitution by opposition groups

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Coalition Provisional Authority
• Kurdistan Regional Government

• Amnesty International
• AsylumLaw.org
• Derechos
• Iraq Foundation
• Iraqi Jurist’s Association
• Mafqud

Other Resources

• CIA World Factbook
• Columbia International Affairs Online Special Section on Iraq
• Electronic Iraq
• CountryReports.org
• Guide to Law Online (from the Law Library of Congress)
• Governments on the WWW
• INCORE
• International Monetary Fund
• World Food Programme

Last updated May 18, 2007