The amendments to the Iraqi Personal Status Law of 2025 contradict international agreements and have legal and political repercussions for Iraq.

Gawad, Shahla Kamal Abdel

doi:10.63677/jqlap.2025.190954

The amendments to the Iraqi Personal Status Law of 2025 contradict international agreements and have legal and political repercussions for Iraq.

https://doi.org/10.63677/jqlap.2025.190954

Volume 16, Issue: 2 part 2
Autumn 2025

Pages 135-150

AL-Qadisiya Journal For Law and Political Sciences

Document Type : Research Paper

Author

Shahla Kamal Abdel Gawad

Abstract

The research concept coincides with the international community's drive to achieve sustainable development goals and support human rights. At a time when Iraq must assume its regional and international standing, this requires reviewing a number of domestic laws and legislation and working to align them with the international community's orientations. The research addresses the recent amendments to Iraqi Personal Status Law No. 188 of 1959 for the year 2025, which are in conflict with public international law in general and the agreements that comprise international human rights law, specifically international agreements related to the rights of women and children. This research also addresses the repercussions this may have on Iraq's internal and external future, as a member of the United Nations, committed to its Charter, of which human rights constitute an essential component.

Keywords

Humanitarian Intervention. Personal Status Law Amendments