Iraq

World Law: Iraq

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Links to legal materials for Iraq presented on WorldLII's Countries service. Link collections provide access to materials relating to Iraq's Courts and Case law, Government, Legislation and Parliament. Additional sections focus on subject areas including Human Rights, Criminal Law and Intellectual Property. A stored search will automatically search for materials relating to Iraq on all of WorldLII. WorldLII is run by the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) in the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney.

United Nations Compensation Commission

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The United Nations Compensation Commission, a subsidiary organ of the United Nations Security Council, was established in 1991 to process compensation claims for losses and damages resulting from the invasion and occupation of Kuwait by Iraq. The Commission's work finished in 2022 and a final report was published which is linked to on this page.

Trial of Saddam Hussein: Law Library of Congress

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This site was established by the Law Library of Congress to provide students with background information about the trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in 2005/6. It includes information about the historical background to the trial, the jurisdiction and organisation of the Tribunal and the legal process. There are links to further reading, treaties and legal documents relating to the trial and to other websites.

Republic of Iraq Council of Ministers

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Arabic website providing official information about the government of Iraq. It contains press releases and statements from officials about the economic and political situation in Iraq.

Iraq : Research Guide to Legal Documents, Legal News and International Law

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Collection of links to online news stories, and other material, relating to legal issues in Iraq. Resources have been compiled by Vincent Moyer at the University of California, Hastings Law Library. Links to Iraq news stories come from sources around the world along with selected online articles discussing international legal issues in Iraq. There are links to information on inspections and sanctions, human rights issues, the treatment of prisoners and resources dealing with the law of war. Links to various document collections and related research websites are also provided.

VERTIC

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VERTIC is an independent, non-profit-making research organisation which verifies and monitors international agreements relating to disarmament, peace and environmental protection. Publications available on the website include VERTIC's newsletter, Trust and Verify, as well as briefings, reports, occasional papers and factsheets. The site also provides a collection of national legislation implementing the Biological Weapons Convention, other national implementation information and a database concerning weapons inspections in Iraq. There is also a section devoted to treaties.

Constitution of Iraq

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The 2005 Constitution of Iraq, provided by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin.

Iraq Military Law

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List of online legal resources covering aspects of Iraq's military law, produced by Worldlii (World Legal Information Institute) a legal information portal. Includes links to all UN Security Council Resolutions, resources dealing with the legal issues surrounding an attack on Iraq, links to information about weapons inspections, Iraq military related websites and to United Nations Special Commissions websites like UNMOVIC and UNSCOM.

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