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.