Year: 2021
This text only applies to the
Kurdistan Region of Iraq. A separate text contains the law as it applies in the
rest of Iraq.
Pursuant to Article 121(1) and Article 110 of the 2005 Iraqi Constitution,
save for laws relating to the exclusive federal powers as listed in Article 110
(which does not cover the area of criminal procedure), new laws and amendments
to existing laws originating from Baghdad are not recognised as applicable in
the Kurdistan Region of Iraq unless expressly endorsed by legislation of the
Kurdistan Parliament.
Following Kurdish Decree 11 of 1992,
the view of Kurdish lawyers, judges and legislators is that Iraqi Laws made
prior to 23 October 1991 that have not been specifically repealed in the
Kurdistan Region, still apply (subject to any Kurdish amendments to those laws
post 23 October 1991) but that laws post
dating 23 October 1991 originating in Baghdad do not apply to the Kurdistan
Region.