The Federal Supreme Court of Iraq ( ar, المحكمة الاتحادية العليا, ''Al-Mahkamah al-Ittihādiyah al-‘Ulyā'') is the independent judicial body 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 ...

that interprets the

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and determines the constitutionality of laws and regulations. It acts as a final

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, settles disputes among or between the federal government and the

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and

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, municipalities, and local administrations, and settles accusations directed against the

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, the

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and the

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. It also ratifies the final results of the general elections for the

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. Constitution of Iraq, Section 3, Chapter 3, Article 90

History

In February 2013, the De-Ba'athification Commission decided to remove Chief Justice

Medhat al-Mahmoud Medhat al-Mahmoud (born September 21, 1933) is the former head of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council and is the 1st Chief Justice of Iraq. He has served in this capacity since 2005 to 2017. Early career Mahmoud was born and grew up in Rusafa, at ...

. Al-Mahmoud then filed a successful appeal to the cassation panel, which on 19 February 2013 failed to find any strong evidence of ties to Saddam Hussein and rejected al-Mahmoud's dismissal.

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Constitutional Courts after the Arab Spring
Government of Iraq Law of Iraq

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