On Wednesday, 23 Feb 2022, the department of Legal Administration held the national workshop entitled “A Constitutional Study for the Decision of the Federal Court of Iraq, about the Oil and Gas Law of the Kurdistan Region.” The first session was presented by Mr. Hawar Mohammed Head of the legal department of the Kurdistan Democratic party Electoral Establishment. Mr. Hawar Mohammed discussed the current issue between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Central Iraqi government as the federal court decision on the illegitimacy of the KRG oil and gas law. He also stressed the danger of the decision and its impacts on the Erbil – Baghdad Relationship, especially as political parties negotiating the agreement to form a new Iraqi government. Mr. Hawar recommended a few possible strategies that Kurdistan Regional Government might follow to retain its legal status in the energy sector. In the second session, Mr. Kareem Kawa Rayati, lecturer at the Legal Administration Department. Mr. Kareem kawa Rayati concentrated on the legality of the decision issued by the federal court and how the Kurdistan Government should react.
Workshop Outcome
The following recommendation was given to solve problems:
- KRG must have some strategies to solve this problem with Iraqi Government.
Presenter/s Information
- Mr. Hawar Mohammed holds an MSc degree in Law in The Université La Sagesse Lebanon, and is Head of the legal department of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Electoral Establishment.
- Mr. Kareem Kawa Rayati, holds a MSc degree in Law at, lecturer at the Legal Administration Department. MSc
