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News
5 March 2018
Top Kurdish official concerned that Iraqi constitutional principles are being ignored
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News
21 November 2017
Iraq's Federal Court rules Kurd referendum unconstitutional
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News
10 November 2017
Iraq Federal Court says constitution does not allow separation
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News
17 August 2017
Op-ed: Kurdish independence referendum requires constitutional framework
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News
28 July 2016
Op-ed: Iraq constitutional amendments face uphill battle amid parliamentary dissensus
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News
18 July 2016
Iraqi parliament establishes panel to amend constitution
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News
3 November 2015
Iraq parliament bars government from making reforms to constitutional status quo
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News
10 August 2015
Iraq PM proposes constitutional reform plan after protests
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News
29 May 2015
Iraqi Kurdistani Parliament confirms the members of the Constitution Drafting Committee
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Analysis
19 September 2014
Iraq: Does Maliki Have a Valid Constitutional Argument (and Should We Care)?
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News
8 August 2014
Ahead of constitutional deadline, UN envoy calls on Iraq to form new government
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Analysis
20 July 2014
Iraqi Constitution Says Iraqi Government is now Illegal – but does anybody care?
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News
19 February 2014
Iraqi election commission in spotlight
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News
17 February 2014
Sadr's sudden retirement shakes up Iraqi politics
Analysis
16 October 2013
Constitution-Making Process: Lessons For Iraq, Congressional Testimony by Neil Kritz, USIP - 2003
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