Iraq applies to host the Arab League award for law and judiciary in Baghdad

INA-  Baghdad


Justice Minister Khaled Shwani stressed on Friday the need to prepare a harmonious and integrated Arab legal, legislative and judicial system, noting that Iraq submitted a request to host the Arab Research Center Award for the Judiciary and Law in Baghdad. 

 The Media and Government Communication Department of the Ministry of Justice said in a statement obtained by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the Chairman of the Council of Arab Ministers of Justice for the 39th session, Minister of Justice Khaled Shwani, participated in the meeting of the Council of Arab Ministers of Justice at its 40th session, where the minister expressed during a speech his pleasure to complete work on draft laws and agreements and interact with the issues and events adopted by the decisions of the Council and the interests of its members to turn them into practical reality in a positive way in the service of joint legal and judicial work." 

 The statement added that "Shwani, at the beginning of his speech, recalled the aggression against  Palestine and Lebanon and the targeting of innocent civilians, which represents a flagrant violation of all human rights standards and international conventions," stressing "the need to activate all available legal and judicial means that stop the aggression."


Shwani announced "Iraq's desire to host the third edition of the Arab League Award for Law and Judiciary in 2026, and Iraq bears the cost of printing the special issue of the Arab Researcher magazine entitled Decisions of the International Court of Justice and the War on Gaza."   

 The Minister of Justice said: "We urgently need Arab conventions to combat terrorism, money laundering and information technology crimes, and we also need to update the Model Arab Law on Combating Drugs and the Arab Convention against Corruption."  

 Shawani called on "the Minister of Justice in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to assume the duties of chairing the 40th session of the Council," pointing out that "Iraq, the owner of the first code of legislation, is honoured to end his presidency of the previous session, and looks forward to developing plans and mechanisms for more joint legal, judicial and judicial work that contributes to the adoption of laws and legislation that would advance our judicial institutions in keeping pace with the developments taking place, and we hope that the agenda of the fortieth session will be an opportunity to come up with positive decisions that grant this session More success."