Category : Economic, Social, & Cultural Rights

civilrights , economicrights , minority , rulelaw , womansrights — April 8, 2024

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...

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...

civilsociety , economicrights , rulelaw — October 6, 2022

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...

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 , 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...

economicrights , rulelaw — October 6, 2022

IILHR Memo Legal Approach on 2009 Budget Law Articles

View Advises on the draft Budget Law for 2009 by analyzing the Ministry of Finance’s amendments to the draft Budget Law for 2009 and the commentary of Taleb Ayfan,...

economicrights , rulelaw — October 6, 2022

Legal Memorandum Trade Union and Syndicate Legislation: International Practice

View Provides a comparative analysis of international practice with respect to the bifurcation of trade union and syndicate laws. Examines legislative practice in the United States, Germany, Jordan, and...