Iraq Arbitration Law

Article by SALEH MAJID, Advocate (Iraq), Rechtsbeistand (Germany) For Business Laws of Arab Countries, B.A.Law (Baghdad), Dip.Air Law, Postgrad.Dip.Law (London), M.C.I. Arb.

1. Introduction

Since the fall of Saddam Hussain`s regime and the occupation of Iraq by the American and the British forces on 9^th April 2003, Iraqi laws have been in constant changes. Many old laws have been repealed and replaced by new legislation, and other laws have been amended; first by the US Civil Administrator Paul Bremer, and later by the governments of Iraq.

Paul Bremer issued more than 100 laws and regulations within-one year changing and repealing long established civil and commercial laws. One of the most significant law issued by him was the Civil Administration Authority Order no. 17, according to which all foreign personnel are exempted from Iraqi jurisdiction and from Iraqi civil and penal