Sources of Iraqi law

The most important sources of law in Iraq are:

The Constitution: The supreme source, regulating the principles of the state, rights, and powers.

Laws and legislation: Issued by the Council of Representatives and considered the primary legislative source.

Judicial interpretation: Not an official source, but influential in interpreting texts.

Islamic Sharia: An official source in personal status matters, recognized by the Constitution as a primary legislative source (Article 2).

Custom: Applied to in the absence of a legal text.

General principles of law: Used to fill legislative gaps.