Formation of Regions in Federal States: Federal Iraq as a Model
The Formation of Regions in Federal States: Federal Iraq as a Model
This seminar was presented by (Dr. Abdul Jumaa Abdulrahman).
📆 Thursday, 13/5/2024
🕐 11:30
The federal system of governance is considered one of the forms of decentralized governance suitable for diverse and pluralistic societies—nationally, religiously, linguistically, and culturally. It is well-suited to fulfill their rights, freedoms, and distinct characteristics. Federalism, as a system, involves power-sharing and joint decision-making between two levels of government: the federal government and the governments of regions, states, or provinces, etc. The federal system has proven highly successful in many developed countries around the world (e.g., the United States of America). The success of a federal system lies in harmonizing the relationship, interactions, and administration between the two governmental levels. Furthermore, most global federal models are characterized by a multiplicity of constituent units.
Meanwhile, Iraq adopted the federal system following the fall of its centralized regime in 2003, but based on different foundations and formulations compared to global federal systems. Although Article (119) of the permanent Iraqi Federal Constitution of 2005 stipulates that one or more governorates have the right to form a new region based on their request and through a referendum, no new region has been formed even after approximately twenty years, leaving the Kurdistan Region as the sole established region. Therefore, this study investigates and seeks to identify a specific criterion or regulatory standard upon which federal regions are formed within the Iraqi federal model.
Formation of Regions in Federal States: Federal Iraq as a Model
This seminar was presented by Dr. Abdul Jumaa Abdul Rahman
📆 Thursday, May 13, 2024
🕐 11:30 AM
The federal system of governance is considered one of the decentralized forms of government suitable for multi-ethnic, multi-religious, multilingual, and culturally diverse societies. It meets their rights, freedoms, and distinct characteristics. Federalism as a system involves sharing power and joint decision-making between two levels of government: the federal (central) government and the governments of regions, states, or provinces, etc. The federal system has proven highly successful in many developed countries around the world (such as the United States of America). The key condition for the success of a federal system lies in harmonizing the relationship, interaction, and administration between these two levels of government. Furthermore, most global federal models consist of multiple constituent units.
Meanwhile, Iraq adopted the federal system following the fall of the centralized regime in 2003, based on foundations and frameworks that differ from global federal models. Although the permanent 2005 Constitution of Federal Iraq stipulates in Article 119 that any governorate or group of governorates has the right to form a new region via a public referendum, no new region has been formed after roughly twenty years, leaving the Kurdistan Region as the sole existing region. This study investigates establishing a specific criterion upon which federal regions should be formed within the Iraqi federal model.