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IRQ-1969-L-57206
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Title_of_text
Iraqi Penal Code (Law No. 111 of 1969)
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Iraq
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1969
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Establishes the criminal code of Iraq. Part One sets basic penalties for offences. These are death, life imprisonment, imprisonment for specific periods, penal servitude, detention, fines, confinement to a centre for young offenders and confinement to a reformatory. Book Two governs crimes injurious to the public interest. Chapter One establishes crimes against the external security of the state and sets penalties for each crime. Chapter Two sets offences against internal security. Chapter Three governs crimes against authority. Part One regulates crimes affecting constituted bodies. Part Five governs crimes affecting the national economy or the financial standing of the state. Chapter Six prohibits public servants form accepting bribes. Part Eight prohibits begging.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2012-04-23 (IRQ-2012-L-94253)
Law No. 28 of 2012 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Refworld, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
URL
http://www.refworld.org
File
IRQ57206.pdf (PDF of Code in English)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Iraqi Local Government Law Library
Country
Iraq
URL
http://www.iraq-lg-law.org/
File
IRQ57206 Ara.pdf (PDF of Code in Arabic)
Serial region
Serial title
Unofficial English translation
Page range
43 p.