The importance of laws and legislation for religious sects in achieving good citizenship after 2003

Abstract

This study deals with the laws and legislation issued in Iraq after the
change in the system of government in 2003, and the extent to which they
achieve good citizenship and peaceful coexistence between the state and the
political system. The research includes the study of religious sects, with the aim
of revealing that each sect obtains its religious and cultural rights, and the
extent to which its aspirations are achieved within the legal and constitutional
frameworks. The research concluded that Iraq consists of several religious
sects, the largest of which is Islamic, along with religious minorities, and these
sects feel that most laws and legislation did not achieve their demands, so each
sect seeks to legislate new laws and reject others. The research suggested the
need to form and create a permanent committee in the Parliament representing
all these sects to review and propose laws specific to each sect, in order to
achieve good citizenship.