Top Iraqi court throws out legal challenge against three laws

The top court of Iraq on February 11th threw out a legal challenge that had suspended the implementation of three contentious laws passed in January by Iraq’s parliament, according to The New Arab via the Associated Press.

Each supported by different blocs, the measures include an alteration to the country’s personal status law to give Islamic courts greater control on family matters, such as marriage, divorce and inheritance, which critics claim would diminish women’s rights.

They also include a general amnesty law, which opponents claim enables the release of those involved in public corruption and embezzlement as well as militants who have carried out war crimes.

The New Arab via the Associated Press