مدى دستورية المادة ( 409)‎ من قانون العقوبات العراقي رقم (111)‎ لسنة 1969 المعدل

Abstract EN

Although the permanent Iraqi constitution of 2005 stipulated the principle of complete equality between women and men, and did not include any discrimination against women, some Iraqi laws contradict this principle, including some aspects of discrimination against them, and there are some aspects of discrimination against women that are not due to The texts of the Iraqi law themselves are due to the practical application of the provisions of the law through those responsible for its implementation, in addition to the fact that there are other aspects of discrimination against women due to the intellectual, cultural and social heritage of Iraqi society.

Although there are some texts that favored it at the expense of the man, the matter relates to Article (409) of the Iraqi Penal Code No.

(111) for the year 1969 amended regarding the crime of surprise with adultery.

There is clear discrimination between a man and a woman on the account of a man, which is a clear violation of the provisions of the constitution that requires an explicit position on the part of the Iraqi legislator and judiciary.