Federalism and Decentralisation in Iraq. A Country Study of Constitutional Asymmetry in Iraq

What is it about?

Today’s state of Iraq constitutes the largest part of historical Mesopotamia, where for thousands of years a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society existed. The Iraqi constitution of 2005 declares the Republic of Iraq as a federal democratic state with a representative parliamentary system. The Iraqi federal state is composed of regions, governorates, as well as local administrations. However, there is only one Region and no regions, as stated in the constitution. Though according to the Iraqi constitution it is possible to create new regions, this has still not yet happened. That only one region (Kurdistan Region) enjoys this privilege with broad competence has to do with the historical reasons that led to the founding of the Iraqi state.

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