Extracts from the draft constitution for Iraq
Article One The Republic of Iraq is an independent state. Article Two The political system is republican, parliamentary, democratic and federal. 1. Islam is a main source for legislation. a. No law may contradict Islamic standards. b. No law may contradict democratic standards. c. No law may contradict the essential rights and freedoms mentioned in this constitution. 2. This constitution guarantees the Islamic identity of the Iraqi people and guarantees all religious rights; all persons are free within their ideology and ideological practices. 3. Iraq is part of the Islamic world and the Arabs are part of the Arab nation. … Continue reading Extracts from the draft constitution for Iraq