Constitution of Iraq

Iraqi Constitution
CreatedSummer 2005
Presented18 September 2005
Ratified15 October 2005
Date effective28 December 2005

The Constitution of the Republic of Iraq (Arabic: دستور جمهورية العراق Kurdish: دەستووری عێراق) is the fundamental law of Iraq. The first constitution came into force in 1925. The current constitution was adopted on September 18, 2005 by the Transitional National Assembly of Iraq,[1] and confirmed by constitutional referendum, held on October 15, 2005.[2] It was published on December 28, 2005 in the Official Gazette of Iraq (No. 4012), in Arabic original,[3] and thus came into force. An official translation into English for international use was produced in cooperation between Iraqi state authorities and the United Nations' Office for Constitutional Support.[4][5] Since 2006, several proposals for adoption of various constitutional amendments were initiated. The Kurdish language is official at state level.[6]

  1. ^ Sara B. Moller (2005), Low Intensity Conflict and Nation-Building in Iraq: A Chronology
  2. ^ Jonathan Morrow (2005): Iraq’s Constitutional Process II: An Opportunity Lost
  3. ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Iraq, Official Gazette of Iraq, No. 4012, of December 28, 2005 (Arabic text)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. ^ UN WIPO: Iraqi Constitution (2005) in English translation
  5. ^ The ACE Electoral Knowledge Network: Iraqi Constitution (2005)
  6. ^ "Constitution Building and Federal Options in Iraq: The Kurdish Challenge - Iraq". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

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