Category : Rule of Law
IILHR Comments: Draft Foreign Service Law
View Analyzes and comments on the draft Foreign Service law. Main areas of concern include the need to clarify the division of diplomatic ranks; the need to determine the...
Comments on the Private Security Contractor Draft Law
View Analyzes and comments on the Private Security Contractor draft law. Suggests increased clarity and comprehensiveness in the Purpose of the Law section, greater precision in the Definitions section,...
IILHR Comments: Federal Civil Service Council
View Analyzes and comments on the Federal Civil Service Council draft law. Main areas of concern include the draft law is too limited in its focus and should include...
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 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...
IILHR Memo on Speaker’s Term in Office
View Identifies, through comparative state analysis, international approaches to fixed terms for parliamentary leaders. Suggests that not all parliamentary systems recognize the role of parliamentary leaders or speakers, but...
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...
IILHR Memo on an Independent Commission for Civil Society
View Analyzes the potential impact of the following options regarding whether a future Independent Commission for Civil Society can be called for as part of the draft NGO law:...
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,...
