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    Emerging forces and electoral law: Options to avoid the Sainte-Laguë equation

    Abdulaziz Aliwi Al-Essaawi: An academic specializing in electoral affairs. Introduction: Talking about electoral laws other than a proportional representation with the Sainte-Laguë mechanism is no longer viable in the current stage after the Council of Representatives passed on March 20, 2023, the third amendment to the law of elections of the...

    Optimal electoral system from the point of view of Iraqis (Opinion poll)

    Ahmed Khudair Hussain - Director Department of Social Studies, Al Bayan Center for Studies and Planning. Introduction Iraq has experienced multiple electoral systems in past years, characterized by some of the problems that accompanied each election cycle; In 2020, the Iraqi Council of Representatives made some amendments to the Electoral Code,...

    Iraq’s electoral systems and party preferences: (The controversy of the recent election law)

    Nabeel Jabbar al-Ali - researcher Disputes have returned in Iraq over the content of the electoral law regulating the process of holding parliamentary elections earlier. The demands first came from the protest arenas at the end of 2019, expressing part of their demands to reject the context followed in the...

    Positive and negative aspects of Iraq’s accession to The Hague Convention for the unification of the texts of private international law

    Nasrin Qahtan Abdul Razzaq-researcher and academic Introduction This research paper discussed the pros and cons of joining The Hague Convention on private international law in a comprehensive and concise manner, while presenting a set of proposed recommendations at a time when Iraq is seeking to regulate various international relations by developing...

    Towards a fair electoral system in Iraq by taking advantage of the Japanese experience

    Abdulaziz Aliwi al-Issawi Introduction It is no longer feasible to talk about the application of an electoral system that does not guarantee results in Iraq after the tremors that have hit the political arena in recent years, as it has become necessary to search for an electoral system that is commensurate...