The Central Criminal Court of Iraq, or CCCI, is a
criminal court
A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in acco ...
of
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
. The CCCI is based on an
inquisitorial system
An inquisitorial system is a legal system in which the court, or a part of the court, is actively involved in investigating the facts of the case. This is distinct from an adversarial system, in which the role of the court is primarily that of an ...
and consists of two chambers: an investigative court and a criminal court. The court was created by the
Coalition Provisional Authority
)
, capital = Baghdad
, largest_city = capital
, common_languages = ArabicKurdish English (''de facto'')
, government_type = Transitional government
, legislature = Iraqi Governing Council
, title_leader = Administrator
, leader1 = Jay ...
in 2003 to handle cases involving serious crimes such as governmental corruption, terrorism and organized crime that were previously handled by governorate level judges in the ordinary criminal courts. Candidates for the judiciary had to be an Iraqi national of high moral character and reputation, a non-member of the
Ba'ath Party, demonstrate a "high level of legal competence", and sign an oath of office.
Criticism
There has been criticism of the court, as well as the broader
judiciary of Iraq. ''
The New York Times
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'' published an
investigative article critical of the court, and
Human Rights Watch
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has said that:
The
United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) was formed on 14 August 2003 by United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1500 at the request of the Iraqi government to support national development efforts.
UNAMI's mandate includes ...
recommended that the government "review procedures before criminal courts and adopt measures consistent with minimum standards for fair trial; adopt measures to ensure basic rights for defendants, including timely and adequate access to defence counsel, and continuity of representation by counsel at all stages of the proceedings; give consideration to implementing a moratorium on the death penalty pending a thorough review of legal proceedings followed at both pre-trial and trial stages."
United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq Press Release
See also
* Law of Iraq
The Republic of Iraq's legal system is in a period of transition in light of the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 that led to the fall of the Baath Party. Iraq does have a written constitution, as well as a civil, criminal and personal status law. In ...
* Iraqi Penal Code The Iraqi Penal Code is the statutory law of Iraq. Th1969 Penal Codeserves as the basis for current Iraq law. The original Arabic-language version of the law can be accessed through the Iraqi Legal Database.
Penal Code
A criminal code (or pe ...
* Coalition Provisional Authority
)
, capital = Baghdad
, largest_city = capital
, common_languages = ArabicKurdish English (''de facto'')
, government_type = Transitional government
, legislature = Iraqi Governing Council
, title_leader = Administrator
, leader1 = Jay ...
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External links
CPA transcript
November 14, 2003
Global Justice Project: Iraq
Coalition Provisional Authority
Law of Iraq
2003 establishments in Iraq
Judiciary of Iraq