The Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq ( ar, مجلس القضاء الأعلى العراقي) is the supreme
administrative
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Management of organizations
* Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal
** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, administ ...
authority responsible for the affairs of the
judiciary
The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...
in
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 Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
.
Establishment
The Judicial Council comprises:
* President of the Court of
Cassation
A court of cassation is a high-instance court that exists in some judicial systems. Courts of cassation do not re-examine the facts of a case, they only interpret the relevant law. In this they are appellate courts of the highest instance. In th ...
and deputies
*
Chairman
The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...
of the State Consultative Council
* Chief Prosecutor
* Head of the Judicial Supervisory Board
* Presidents of the Courts of Appeal
* Director General of the Administrative Department, whether judges or
prosecutors
A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the common law adversarial system or the Civil law (legal system), civil law inquisitorial system. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the ...
.
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Regime Change and the Restoration of the Rule of Law in Iraq
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* President of the Federal Supreme Court
* Heads of federal courts of appeal
* President of the Court,
Kurdistan Region
Kurdistan Region ( ku, هەرێمی کوردستان, translit=Herêmî Kurdistan; ar, إقليم كردستان), abbr. KRI, is an autonomous region in Iraq comprising the four Kurdish-majority governorates of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhok, ...
and its two deputies,
* Head of the Public Prosecution
This Council was established under Article 87 of the
Constitution of the Republic of Iraq in force.
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 S ...
References
External links
Official website(Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq)
Judiciary of Iraq
Politics of Iraq
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