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Special Collections :: Country Profiles :: Dhū al-Qaʿda 1438 / August 2017
Nazow Tarakai
This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Iraq (Jumhuriyat al Iraq/Komar-i Eraq), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Iraq's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) is a principle source of legislation.
Special Collections :: 2 Shaʿbān 1438 / 27 April 2017
Nathan J. Brown, Posted by Sharon Tai, 02 May 2017
Religion appears in the constitutions of the Arab world, almost all with Muslim majorities, in a variety of ways. But aside from ensuring a public role for religion, these states are far from theocratic and show considerable though subtle diversity within them.