Sharia law, which influences much of Iraq’s legal system, permits child marriage under certain conditions, often tied to the ...

Iraq’s top court has suspended implementation of three controversial bills passed last month by the country’s parliament, ...

Iraq's parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country's personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage. The amendments give ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s top court suspended implementation Tuesday of three controversial laws passed last month by the country’s parliament, including amendments to a legislation that activists said ...

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s top court suspended implementation ... Earlier versions of the measure were seen as potentially opening the door to child marriage since some interpretations of Islamic ...

Iraq passes shocking amendments allowing child marriage from age nine, sparking international human rights criticism and deep concerns about women's and children's protection.

The ‘Personal Status Law’ approved without a parliamentary vote alarms activists and civil society. The fear of a ‘disintegration’ of the family and a step backwards in the rol ...

Newsweek contacted Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment via email outside normal business hours. Opponents to the amendments say they effectively legalize child marriage in Iraq and mark ...

IRAQ has effectively legalised child marriage, with girls as young as nine being able to marry after amendments to decades old laws. The change on Tuesday has increased the interpretation of ...

The cardinal recalls how Iraq is ‘characterised ... women's rights, the marriage of minors, divorce and inheritance issues, up to child custody and minority rights’. The approved amendment ...