Tag: Iraqi Constitution
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Extending the Parliament Beyond its Fixed Term: Between Judicial Activism and Judicial Self-restraint
Majida Ismael, Liverpool John Moores’ Law School Recently, following the contentious sessions and constant delays , on 30th May 2023, the Federal Supreme Court (FSC) broadcast its controversial ruling in case 233/2022 and, ruled unconstitutional the one-year extension to the term of the Parliament in Kurdistan.
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The Federal Supreme Court of Iraq from Interpreting to Amending the Constitution: KRG’s Oil Judgement as an Example
—Majida S Ismael, Researcher at Liverpool John Moores University and Former Lecturer at University of Dohuk-Kurdistan Has the federal supreme court of Iraq taken every opportunity to address and get involved in the political process in the country? Why, for many observers of the political process in Iraq, have the recent judgments issued by the…
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Video Interview: The Design of the Iraqi Constitution Featuring Haider Ala Hamoudi
–Richard Albert, Boston College Law School In this latest installment of our video interview series at I-CONnect, I interview Haider Ala Hamoudi on the Iraqi Constitution. I conducted the interview from the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, where I am serving as a visiting scholar for the month of July.
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What Constitutional Future for Syria?
—Zoran Oklopcic (Carleton University) & Mohamad Ghossein (University of Ottawa) As the discourse of military intervention in Syria gradually subsides, and a political solution to the conflict seems marginally more likely, a full-blown debate about the constitutional future of Syria may appear premature.