1st Edition

The Iraqi Federation Origin, Operation and Significance

By Farah Shakir Copyright 2017
202 Pages
by Routledge

202 Pages
by Routledge

202 Pages
by Routledge

Political instability has characterised the modern history of Iraq, which has proven itself as a complex state to govern. However, the creation of a federal system in 2005 offers the potential for change and a deviation from a past characterised by authoritarian government, brutality and war. The Iraqi Federation explores why and how Iraq became a federal state, and analyses how the... Read more

Introduction 1 Iraq: Imperial and Historical Legacies 2 The Origins of Federations 3 Justification for the Adoption of Federalism in Iraq 4 Iraq’s Reconstruction: Actors, Pressures and Challenges 5 The Constitutional Process, the Constitution and Constitutionalism in Iraq 6 The Institutional Structure of the Iraqi Federation 7 The Significance of the Iraqi Experiment Conclusion

Biography

Farah Shakir received her doctorate from the Centre for Federal Studies at the University of Kent, United Kingdom..