In Iraq, court rules Kurdistan state security law is unconstitutional

Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled “unconstitutional” a Kurdistan Region law that suspends parts of the Iraqi Penal Code covering crimes against internal and external state security. [ . . . ] The court said the ruling was issued pursuant to the Constitution and the Federal Supreme Court Law, describing it as “a final and binding ruling on all authorities”. Article 110 of the Iraqi Constitution gives the federal government exclusive authority over several matters, including “formulating and executing national security policy,” while Article 121/Second addresses conflicts between federal and regional legislation. The latter provision states that, “in respect to a matter outside the exclusive authorities of the federal government, the regional power shall have the right to amend the application of the national legislation within that region.”
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