آليات الديموقراطية شبه المباشرة في الدستور العراقي النافذ : الاستفتاء أنموذجا

Abstract EN

The referendum is the most important mechanism of Quasi-direct democracy.

It is divided in terms of subject matter: constituent, political, and legislative, and in terms of its necessity: compulsory, optional, and in terms of its date: previous, subsequent, and in terms of its power, mandatory and advisory.The Iraqi constitution in force of 2005 adopted democracy as a system of government, and the referendum was included in the literature of the political process in Iraq, in Articles (4) (119), (126), (131), (140), (142) and (144) thereof.

However, the meaning of the referendum in the Iraqi constitution refers to a local referendum at the governorate level or several governorates (a request to form a region), and a general referendum and refers to a referendum on constitutional amendments.

The Iraqi constitution in effect for the year 2005 did not assign the people to initiate the proposal to submit to a referendum, and this was limited to the political, executive and legislative authorities.