Constitution of Iraq

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legal document national constitution

The Constitution of Iraq is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and functions of the Iraqi state and its governing institutions.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of Iraq canonical	15
Iraqi Constitution	7
2005 Constitution of Iraq	3
Constitution of Iraq (2005)	3
Iraqi Constitution of 2005	3
2005 Iraqi constitution	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1904366 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of Iraq
Context triple: [Prime Minister of Iraq, constitutingInstrument, Constitution of Iraq]

A. Constitution of Egypt
The Constitution of Egypt is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and responsibilities of the Egyptian state and guarantees the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
B. Constitution of Bahrain
The Constitution of Bahrain is the supreme legal framework that defines the country's political system, separation of powers, and fundamental rights and duties of citizens.
C. Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the foundational legal document that defines Iran’s political system as an Islamic republic, structures its branches of government, and embeds the doctrine of velayat-e faqih (guardianship of the Islamic jurist) at the core of state authority.
D. Constitution of Algeria
The Constitution of Algeria is the supreme legal framework that defines the country’s political system, institutions, and fundamental rights and freedoms.
E. Constitution of Tunisia
The Constitution of Tunisia is the fundamental law that defines the country’s political system, separation of powers, and citizens’ rights and freedoms.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of Iraq
Target entity description: The Constitution of Iraq is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and functions of the Iraqi state and its governing institutions.

A. Constitution of Egypt
The Constitution of Egypt is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and responsibilities of the Egyptian state and guarantees the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
B. Constitution of Bahrain
The Constitution of Bahrain is the supreme legal framework that defines the country's political system, separation of powers, and fundamental rights and duties of citizens.
C. Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the foundational legal document that defines Iran’s political system as an Islamic republic, structures its branches of government, and embeds the doctrine of velayat-e faqih (guardianship of the Islamic jurist) at the core of state authority.
D. Constitution of Algeria
The Constitution of Algeria is the supreme legal framework that defines the country’s political system, institutions, and fundamental rights and freedoms.
E. Constitution of Tunisia
The Constitution of Tunisia is the fundamental law that defines the country’s political system, separation of powers, and citizens’ rights and freedoms.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal document ⓘ national constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy	Council of Representatives of Iraq ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	2005 Constitution of Iraq ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Iraq
amendmentProcedure	requires approval by Council of Representatives and referendum ⓘ
approvalMethod	referendum ⓘ
approvedBy	Iraqi people ⓘ
cameIntoForce	2005-12-15 ⓘ
containsPart	basic principles ⓘ federal powers ⓘ final and transitional provisions ⓘ powers of regions and governorates ⓘ preamble ⓘ rights and freedoms ⓘ
country	Iraq ⓘ
definesCapital	Baghdad ⓘ
definesReligionOfState	Islam ⓘ
definesState	democratic ⓘ federal ⓘ republican ⓘ
definesSystemOfGovernment	parliamentary system ⓘ
establishesBody	Council of Ministers of Iraq ⓘ Council of Representatives of Iraq ⓘ Federal Cassation Court ⓘ Federal Supreme Court of Iraq ⓘ Federation Council ⓘ Higher Judicial Council ⓘ Judicial Oversight Commission ⓘ Public Prosecution Department ⓘ
establishesBranch	executive branch ⓘ judicial branch ⓘ legislative branch ⓘ
establishesOffice	President of the Republic of Iraq ⓘ linked to: President of Iraq Prime Minister of Iraq ⓘ
guarantees	freedom of assembly ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Kurdish ⓘ
legalHierarchy	supersedes all other Iraqi laws ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of Iraq ⓘ
previousConstitution	Transitional Administrative Law ⓘ linked to: Transitional Administrative Law of Iraq
prohibits	Baath Party in Iraq ⓘ linked to: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region racism ⓘ takfir ⓘ terrorism ⓘ
providesFor	decentralized administration ⓘ independent judiciary ⓘ multi-party system ⓘ regular elections ⓘ
recognizesLanguage	Arabic as official language ⓘ Armenian as language of Iraq ⓘ Kurdish as official language ⓘ Syriac as language of Iraq ⓘ Turkmen as language of Iraq ⓘ
recognizesRegion	Kurdistan Region ⓘ linked to: Kurdistan
referendumDate	2005-10-15 ⓘ
regulates	powers of federal government ⓘ powers of governorates not organized in a region ⓘ powers of regions ⓘ
shortName	Iraqi Constitution ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Iraq
states	Islam is a foundation source of legislation ⓘ linked to: Islam no law may be enacted that contradicts the basic rights and freedoms outlined in the Constitution ⓘ no law may be enacted that contradicts the established provisions of Islam ⓘ no law may be enacted that contradicts the principles of democracy ⓘ
yearOfAdoption	2005 ⓘ

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