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commercial cases. However, contract
enforcement in Iraq has been problematic.
Moreover, the amount of international
contract enforcement cases is expected to
rise with the promotion of the National
Investment Law, which specifically outlines
that dispute resolution will be carried out in
Iraqi courts.
Specifically, the Higher Judicial Council
created the First Commercial Court of Iraq,
which has specialized jurisdiction over
commercial disputes.
According to the State Department’s Iraq
Investment Climate Statement of 2015, the
“court has received over 500 cases since its
establishment,” with over 300 of them
being adjudicated, “many in as few as 30
days.
Source: Iraq Investment Climate
Statement of 2015, Dispute
Settlement, p. 9-10, available at
http://www.state.gov/e/eb/rls/othr/ic
s/2015/241599.htm#1.
Iraq is a signatory to the League of Arab
States Convention on Commercial
Arbitration and the Riyadh Convention on
Judicial Cooperation, and is currently
working toward joining the ICSID
Convention on investment disputes; and all
that remains involve procedural matters
Iraq is not a signatory to the Convention on
the Recognition and Enforcement of
Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York
Convention). The enforcement of arbitral
awards must comply with the special
requirements set forth in current Iraqi civil
procedure law and other related laws.
Source: Iraq Investment Climate
Statement of 2015, Dispute
Settlement, p. 9-10, available at
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‫أن ﯾﺰﯾﺪ ﻋﺪد ﻗﻀﺎﯾﺎ ﺗﻨﻔﯿﺬ اﻟﻌﻘﻮد اﻟﺪوﻟﯿﺔ ﻣﻊ إﻋﺘﻼء‬
‫ ﻣﻤﺎ ﯾﺆﻛﺪ ﻋﻠﻰ وﺟﮫ‬،‫ﻗﺎﻧﻮن اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﻲ‬
.‫اﻟﺘﺤﺪﯾﺪ أن ﺣﻞ اﻟﻨﺰاع ﺳﯿﻨﻔﺬ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻛﻢ اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﺔ‬
‫ أﻧﺸﺄ ﻣﺠﻠﺲ اﻟﻘﻀﺎء اﻷﻋﻠﻰ أول‬،‫ﺑﺼﻔﺔ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ‬
‫ ﻛﺎن ﻟﮭﺎ إﺧﺘﺼﺎص اﻟﻨﻈﺮ‬،‫ﻣﺤﻜﻤﺔ ﺗﺠﺎرﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق‬
‫ﻓﻲ اﻟﻨﺰاﻋﺎت اﻟﺘﺠﺎرﯾﺔ‬
‫ اﻟﺬي ﺗﺼﺪره‬2015 ‫ﺣﺴﺐ ﺑﯿﺎن ﻣﻨﺎخ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر‬
‫وزارة اﻟﺨﺎرﺟﯿﺔ اﻷﻣﺮﯾﻜﯿﺔ "ﺗﻠﻘﺖ اﻟﻤﺤﻜﻤﺔ أﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ‬
. ‫ ﻗﻀﯿﺔ‬300 ‫ ﻗﻀﯿﺔ ﻣﻨﺬ إﻧﺸﺎﺋﮭﺎ" ﻣﻨﮭﺎ أﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ‬500
‫ ﻛﺜﯿﺮ ﻣﻨﮭﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻓﺘﺮة وﺟﯿﺰة‬،‫ﺑﺘﺖ ﻓﯿﮭﺎ اﻟﻤﺤﻜﻤﺔ ﺣﺎﻟﯿﺎ‬
.ً‫ ﯾﻮﻣﺎ‬30 ‫ﺗﺼﻞ أﺣﯿﺎﻧﺎً إﻟﻰ‬
‫ ﺑﯿﺎن ﻣﻨﺎخ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬:‫اﻟﻤﺼﺪر‬
:‫ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺮاﺑﻂ‬10-9 ‫ ﺻﻔﺤﺔ‬،"‫ "ﺗﺴﻮﯾﺔ اﻟﻨﺰاع‬،2015
http://www.state.gov/e/eb/rls/othr/ics/20
15/241599.htm#1.
‫اﻟﻌﺮاق دوﻟﺔ ﻣﻮﻗّﻌﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ إﺗﻔﺎﻗﯿﺔ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﺪول اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ‬
‫اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﺤﻜﯿﻢ اﻟﺘﺠﺎري وإﺗﻔﺎﻗﯿﺔ اﻟﺮﯾﺎض اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ‬
‫ وﯾﺴﻌﻰ اﻟﻌﺮاق ﻓﻲ اﻟﻮﻗﺖ اﻟﺤﺎﻟﻲ‬.‫ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻌﺎون اﻟﻘﻀﺎﺋﻲ‬
. ‫ﻟﻺﻧﻀﻤﺎم إﻟﻰ إﺗﻔﺎﻗﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺮﻛﺰ اﻟﺪوﻟﻲ ﻟﺘﺴﻮﯾﺔ‬
‫ﻣﻨﺎزﻋﺎت اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر وﻟﻢ ﯾﺘﺒ َﻖ إﻻ ﺑﻌﺾ اﻟﻤﺴﺎﺋﻞ‬
.‫اﻹاﺟﺮاﺋﯿﺔ‬
‫ﻛﻤﺎ أن اﻟﻌﺮاق ﻟﻢ ﯾﻨﻀﻢ إﻟﻰ إﺗﻔﺎﻗﯿﺔ اﻹﻋﺘﺮاف‬
‫ﺑﻘﺮارات اﻟﺘﺤﻜﻢ اﻷﺟﻨﺒﯿﺔ وﺗﻨﻔﯿﺬھﺎ )إﺗﻔﺎﻗﯿﺔ ﻧﯿﻮﯾﻮرك‬
‫ وﻣﻦ ﺛ ّﻢ ﻻﺑﺪ أن ﯾﻤﺘﺜﻞ ﺗﻨﻔﯿﺬ ﻗﺮار‬،(1958 ‫ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬
‫اﻟﺘﺤﻜﯿﻢ ﻟﻠﻤﺘﻄﻠﺒﺎت اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ اﻟﻤﻨﺼﻮص ﻋﻠﯿﮭﺎ ﻓﻲ‬
‫ﻗﺎﻧﻮن اﻟﻤﺮاﻓﻌﺎت اﻟﻤﺪﻧﯿﺔ واﻟﻘﻮاﻧﯿﻦ اﻷﺧﺮى ذات‬
.ً‫اﻟﻌﻼﻗﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق ﺣﺎﻟﯿﺎ‬
‫ ﺑﯿﺎن ﻣﻨﺎخ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬:‫اﻟﻤﺼﺪر‬
‫ ﻋﻠﻰ‬10-9 ‫ ﺻﻔﺤﺔ‬،"‫ "ﺗﺴﻮﯾﺔ اﻟﻨﺰاع‬،2015
:‫اﻟﺮاﺑﻂ‬