Category : Civil & Political Rights

civilrights , economicrights , minority , womansrights — June 5, 2023

Legislative Review of the Draft Law on Child Protection

View Analyzes the Child Protection draft law. Main areas of concern and comment include expanding the scope of the law to encompass all the rights guaranteed by the Convention...

civilrights , civilsociety , economicrights , rulelaw , womansrights — October 6, 2022

IILHR Legislative Review of the Draft Law on Women’s Care

View Analysis of a draft law in the Iraqi Council of Representatives on the Care of Women without Supporters, looking at existing provisions of the Women’s Care draft law...

civilrights , constitutional , economicrights , minority , rulelaw — October 6, 2022

IILHR Legislative Review of the Draft Law on Rights of the Innocents

View Analyzes and comments on the Rights of the Innocents draft law. Main areas of concern include the fact that the law may duplicate various articles of the constitution...

civilrights , economicrights , minority , rulelaw — October 6, 2022

IILHR Comments: Disability Draft Law

View Examines the Disability draft law and provides suggestions for improvement and clarity article by article. Main areas of concern include the need to follow international standards when defining...

civilrights , civilsociety , rulelaw — October 6, 2022

IILHR Comments: Freedom of Expression

View Analyzes the roots of the right to freedom of expression in the Iraq Constitution and international treaties and covenants. Freedom of expression also includes the right of assembly...

civilrights , civilsociety , economicrights , rulelaw — October 6, 2022

IILHR Memo on Nationality

View Identifies, through comparative state practice, international approaches to naturalization and citizenship legislation. Examines practices in the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, and other states...

civilrights , civilsociety , economicrights , minority , rulelaw , womansrights — October 6, 2022

IILHR Memo on Implementing International Human Rights Related Treaty Obligations in Iraq

View Analyzes potential conflicts in the authority for implementing human rights treaties under the Iraqi Constitution and outlines the basic process for pursuing treaty implementation. Discusses several options for...

civilrights , constitutional , economicrights , judiciary , rulelaw — October 6, 2022

IILHR Comments on Constitutional Amendments

View Provides commentary and analysis on amendments to the Iraqi Constitution.

civilrights , constitutional , rulelaw — September 26, 2022

Comparative Analysis of Referendum Legislation

View Provides a country-by-country analysis of referendum legislation. Examining Armenia, Estonia, Macedonia, Ireland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Romania, and other states, provides analysis of legal frameworks; issues that cannot be submitted...

civilrights , rulelaw — September 26, 2022

Requirements for Implementing the Convention Against Torture in Iraq

View As Iraq ratified the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (“CAT”) in July 2008, IILHR constructed this paper to outline requirements...