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

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

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

Women’s rights advocates argue that the changes ... the law with Islamic principles and reduce Western influence on Iraqi culture. Earlier versions of the measure were seen as potentially ...

Iraq’s top court suspended implementation Tuesday of three controversial bills passed last month by the country’s parliament, including a measure that activists said undermines women’s rights.

Activists argue that this undermines Iraq's 1959 Personal Status Law, which unified family law and established safeguards for women. Iraqi law currently sets 18 as the minimum age of marriage in ...

Iraq's top court has temporarily suspended three controversial laws passed by the parliament, following allegations of an ...

Car bombs and militant attacks are no longer a daily concern in the streets of Baghdad as they were in the chaotic years ...