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The Kurdish Regional Constitution within the Framework of the Iraqi Federal Constitution

Year: 2020
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This paper offers an analysis and critique of the document itself, but also sets the stage for an understanding of where the Kurds have come from and where they are headed within a federal Iraqi state. Special focus is dedicated to key sovereignty, rule of law and oil wealth issues as well as comparative take-offs for other ethnically distinct entities that enjoy greater or lesser degrees of autonomy within their own federal structures. Because of the unique argument postulated to force a reverse supremacy dynamic in the vertical federal interplay between the Kurdish regional and Iraqi federal constitution.