Category : Economic, Social, & Cultural Rights
Legislative Options for Water Law in Iraq
View This memorandum, requested by parliamentarians, provides a broad overview of the national and international contexts of water resource law as it relates to human rights. The paper provides...
Legislative Considerations for Alternatives to the Imprisonment and Monetary Penalties Systems in Iraq
View This memorandum examines the current state of the justice system in Iraq that is giving rise to the need for reconsideration of the existing system of penal sanctions....
Reclaiming Identity: Strategies for Civil Documentation in Iraq
View Based on extensive fieldwork, interviews, consultations and research, this report analyzes the crisis of missing documentation with the goal of finding workable, durable, and implementable solutions. This report...
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...
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...
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...
IILHR Comments: Student Salary/Scholarship Draft Law
View Analyzes and comments on the Student Salary/Scholarship draft law. Main areas of concern and comment include that the mechanics of how this law will be implemented need to...
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...
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...
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...
