Tag : Legal Memoranda and Analysis

civilrights , civilsociety , economicrights , rulelaw — June 27, 2024

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...

civilrights , economicrights , judiciary , rulelaw — June 27, 2024

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....

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...

constitutional , minority , womansrights — October 6, 2022

IILHR Comparative Review of Minority Representation of in Electoral Legislation

View Examines provisions in the election laws of Egypt, Jordan, South Africa, and Bosnia and Herzegovina relating to the representation and participation of minorities in the public sphere. Presents...

civilsociety , rulelaw — October 6, 2022

Legislative Review of the Draft Law of Non-Governmental Organizations

View Analyzes and comments on the Non-Governmental Organization draft law. Main areas of concern and comment include the independence of civil society and its ability to fully operate independent...

constitutional , judiciary — October 6, 2022

IILHR Comments: Federal Supreme Court

View Analyzes and comments on the Federal Supreme Court draft law. Main areas of concern and comment include the delineation of too much power to one individual; and the...

constitutional , judiciary — October 6, 2022

IILHR Comments: Higher Judicial Council

View Analyzes and comments on the Higher Judicial Council draft law. The main areas of concern and comment include the delineation of too much power into the hands of...

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...