The Problem of the Relationship between the Federal Authority and the Territorial Authority in the Iraqi Constitution in 2005

Abstract

This article aims to identify theproblem of the relationship between the federal authority and the territorial authority in the Iraqi constitution, according to what was stated in the Iraqi Constitution for 2005 is opposite to the rule that is common in all federal constitutions, as the provisions of the Constitution emphasize the superiority of the law of the territory over the federal law in the common jurisdiction and not only that, but the provisions of the Constitution indicated that there is the possibility of objection to any federal law in the field of common jurisdictions by one of the territories. Through the study of the countries that have adopted the federal system of government, we have shown the importance of the Constitution in regulating and distributing the competencies as the backbone of the federal state.