Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Monday that a dispute over banned candidates will be resolved by Friday when campaigning is scheduled to begin for the upcoming elections . He assured ...
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JURIST Guest Columnist Chibli Mallat, professor of law at the University of Utah and Saint Joseph's University, Lebanon, says that for the sake of stability in Iraq's upcoming elections, it's imperative that all parties respect the Iraqi judiciary's recent decision...
The Iraqi appeals panel that had ruled last week that 500 mostly Sunni politicians accused of ties to Saddam Hussein's Baath Party could stand in the coming elections reversed its decision Sunday. In its ruling ,...
Iraq leaders pressure high court to rule on suspected Baath party candidates ban
Iraqi leaders on Saturday urged the country's Supreme Court to rule on the recent electoral appeals panel decision allowing about 500 candidates who had been banned for alleged ties to the outlawed Baath party to run in...
Iraq government denounces ruling allowing alleged Baathists to run for office
Spokesperson for Iraq's Shi'ite government Ali Al-Dabbagh said Thursday that a decision by an appeals court to allow candidates with suspected ties to the outlawed Baath party to run for office is illegal...
An Iraqi national living in Maryland on Sunday pleaded guilty to charges of spying for the Iraqi government under Saddam Hussein . Saubhe Jassim Al-Dellemy, a former Baath party member, pleaded...
Iraq releases jailed interior ministry officials suspected of Baath party ties
Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani said Friday that 23 employees of the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior who were arrested this week for alleged attempts to rebuild Saddam Hussein's Baath party [BBC backgrounder; JURIST...
Iraq interior ministry officials arrested for suspected Baath party ties
At least 23 employees of the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior have been arrested this week for alleged attempts to rebuild Saddam Hussein's Baath party , a ministry spokesman confirmed Thursday. Speaking...
Iraqi tribunal gives 'Chemical Ali' second death sentence for Shiite killings
The Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal on Tuesday sentenced Ali Hassan al-Majid , better known in the Western media as "Chemical Ali," to death for his involvement in the repression of Shiites in...
The Iraqi Council of Ministers has amended the General Amnesty Law to exclude prisoners who have committed certain types of serious crimes, an Iraqi government official said Sunday. The legislature passed the amnesty law ...
