Constitutional Theory

A legal and political study organized by topic, consisting of an introduction and a collection of topics. The study generally discusses the procedures and constitutional laws that can be used to write a solid and permanent constitution for the Kurdistan Region.

The topics of this study include the structure of the constitution, types of constitutions in terms of writing and amendment, the principle of constitutional supremacy, temporary and permanent constitutions, the concept of government, the principle of separation of powers, sources of constitutional law, judicial review of laws, the federal state, how powers are divided between the federal government and the regions, the characteristics of a federal state, the principle of internal autonomy in a federal state, the characteristics of the 2005 permanent constitution of Iraq, the division of powers according to the 2005 permanent constitution of Iraq, the motives for the formation of a federal state, the federal system and multi-structured societies (the example of Iraq), the factors for the success of the federal system, the element of unity in a federal state, the termination of a constitution, the negative effects of the lack of a constitution for the Kurdistan Region, and the method of amending the Iraqi constitution as an example for guaranteeing the rights of the regions.