Federal Court of Iraq Rejects Six Complaints Against the Kurdistan Region in Three Days
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The Federal Supreme Court of Iraq has dismissed six legal complaints filed against the Kurdistan Region within a span of three days, marking a notable shift in its recent judicial posture toward the Region.
On Tuesday, July 22, the court rejected two complaints filed by six Iraqi lawmakers challenging the legal status of Halabja as a province.
Earlier, on July 21, the court dismissed two complaints that sought the dissolution of the Kurdistan Parliament. A day before that, on July 20, it had rejected two other cases aimed at invalidating newly signed contracts between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and U.S. oil companies.
These decisions come shortly after the appointment of Judge Munzir Ibrahim as the new president of the Federal Court earlier this month. Under his predecessor, Judge Jassim Mohammed Aboud, the court issued several rulings that drew strong criticism from Kurdish authorities. Among the most contentious were the dissolution of the Kurdistan Parliament, a ruling deeming the KRG’s independent oil policy unconstitutional, and an order mandating that the Region’s oil be handed over to the federal government.
The recent wave of dismissals suggests a possible change in the court’s approach to disputes involving the Kurdistan Region.
The Federal Supreme Court of #Iraq has dismissed six legal complaints filed against the #Kurdistan Region within a span of three days, marking a notable shift in its recent judicial posture toward the Region.
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