Sharia law, which influences much of Iraq’s legal system, permits child marriage under certain conditions, often tied to the ...

Iraq’s top court has suspended implementation of three controversial bills passed last month by the country’s parliament, ...

Iraq’s highest court has temporarily suspended the enforcement of three contentious laws passed by parliament last month, ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s top court suspended implementation Tuesday of three controversial laws passed last month by the country’s parliament, including amendments to a legislation that activists said ...

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s top court suspended implementation ... Earlier versions of the measure were seen as potentially opening the door to child marriage since some interpretations of Islamic ...

Amendments to Iraq's personal status law have been suspended by the country's Supreme Court, pausing plans to allow girls as ...

This is a locator map for Iraq with its capital, Baghdad ... Earlier versions of the measure were seen as potentially opening the door to child marriage since some interpretations of Islamic law allow ...

A wedding took place in Iraq between a 9-year-old girl and a ... 1979) • Article 16(2): Child marriages are illegal, and a minimum age for marriage must be established. 4. International Covenant ...

The measures in question include a general amnesty law, new personal status legislation, and a law on the restitution of ...

By Islam Salah Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court has recently put a temporary stop to three major laws that were passed by ...