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FOREWORD BY THE CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
‫ﻣﻘﺪﻣﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ اﻟﻤﺆﻟﻔﻮن اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﻛﻮن‬

The authors of this Legal Guide include contributors from governments, NGOs, leading international and
local law firms and private banks. Our hope is that by providing perspectives from all facets of the
investment process, we can present the reader with a balanced understanding of the challenges involved in
creating an investment contract and insight into the practical reality of overcoming these challenges when
negotiating these complex agreements.

‫ﺗﻀﻢ ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺔ ﻣﺆﻟﻔﻲ ھﺬا اﻟﺪﻟﯿﻞ اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﻲ ﻣﺸﺎرﻛﯿﻦ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﺔ واﻟﻤﻨﻈﻤﺎت ﻏﯿﺮ اﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﯿﺔ واﻟﺸﺮﻛﺎت اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﯿﺔ اﻟﺪوﻟﯿﺔ واﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﺔ اﻟﺮاﺋﺪة‬
‫ وﻧﺄﻣﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل ﺗﻘﺪﯾﻢ وﺟﮭﺎت ﻧﻈﺮ ﻣﺘﻌﺪدة ﻟﻤﺨﺘﻠﻒ ﺟﻮاﻧﺐ اﻟﻌﻤﻠﯿﺔ اﻻﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرﯾﺔ ﻟﺘﺤﻘﯿﻖ ﻓﮭﻢ ﻣﺘﻮازن ﻟﻜﺎﻓﺔ اﻟﺘﺤﺪﯾﺎت اﻟﺘﻲ‬.‫واﻟﺒﻨﻮك اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ‬
‫ ورؤﯾﺔ ﻟﻠﻮاﻗﻊ اﻟﻌﻤﻠﻲ ﻟﻠﺘﻐﻠﺐ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﺘﺤﺪﯾﺎت ﻋﻨﺪ اﻟﺘﻔﺎوض ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺜﻞ ھﺬه اﻹﺗﻔﺎﻗﯿﺎت‬،‫ﺗﻜﺘﻨﻔﮭﺎ ﻋﻤﻠﯿﺔ ﺻﯿﺎﻏﺔ اﻹﺗﻔﺎق أو اﻟﻌﻘﺪ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎري‬

.‫اﻟﻤﺮ ّﻛﺒﺔ‬

Special thanks go to each and every one of the contributing authors and their respective teams that
contributed to this Legal Guide. We are especially thankful for the hard work and effort of John Furlow,
Lana Khoury and the rest of the team at Mayer Brown LLP (Legal Advice/Proofreading), Firas Jawhari,
Dr. Abdeljabber Al-Hayani, Rasha Nadeem and the rest of the team at Bayt Al Hikma (BHC Firm) (Iraqi
Legal Advice/Proofreading), Hussein Bazzi and Mohammed Loraoui at the Commercial Law
Development Program (CLDP) (Technical Support/Proofreading), and Osama Sadick and his team at
Transword (Legal Translators). We would also like to recognize the funding of the US Department of
State – Near East Affairs/Iraq, the support of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD), especially the leadership of Klaus Hachmeier, and the expertise of the NIC legal
staff.

‫ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﮭﻮدھﻢ ﻓﻲ إﻋﺪاد ھﺬا اﻟﺪﻟﯿﻞ‬،‫ وﻓﺮﻗﮭﻢ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺨﺒﺮاء اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﯿﯿﻦ‬،‫ﻧﺘﻮﺟﮫ ﺑﺎﻟﺸﻜﺮ اﻟﺨﺎص ﻟﻜﻞ اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﻛﯿﻦ اﻟﺬﯾﻦ ﺳﺎھﻤﻮا ﻓﻲ ﺗﺄﻟﯿﻒ ھﺬا اﻟﺪﻟﯿﻞ‬
‫ﻣﺮاﺟﻌﺔ‬/‫ ووﺑﺎﻗﻲ ﻓﺮﯾﻖ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﻣﯿﯿﺮ ﺑﺮاون اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﯿﺔ )ﻋﻠﻰ اﻹﺳﺘﺸﺎرة اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﯿﺔ‬،‫ وﻻﻧﺎ ﺧﻮري‬،‫ وﻧﺨﺺ ﺑﺎﻟﺸﻜﺮ ﺟﻮن ﻓﯿﺮﻟﻮ‬.‫اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﻲ‬
‫ وﺑﺎﻗﻲ ﻓﺮﯾﻖ ﺷﺮﻛﺔ ﺑﯿﺖ اﻟﺤﻜﻤﺔ )ﻋﻠﻰ اﻹﺳﺘﺸﺎرة اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ‬،‫ورﺷﺎ ﻧﺪﯾﻢ‬،‫ واﻟﺪﻛﺘﻮر ﻋﺒﺪ اﻟﺠﺒﺎر اﻟﺤﯿﺎﻧﻲ‬،‫ وﻓﺮاس ﺟﻮھﺮي‬،(‫اﻟﻨﺼﻮص‬
‫ وﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﻟﻌﺮاوي ﻣﻦ ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ ﺗﻄﻮﯾﺮ اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮن اﻟﺘﺠﺎري )ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻌﻮن‬،‫ وﺣﺴﯿﻦ ﺑﺎزي‬،(‫ﻣﺮاﺟﻌﺔ اﻟﻨﺼﻮص اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ واﻻﻧﻜﻠﯿﺰﯾﺔ‬/‫اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮن اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﻲ‬
‫ ﻛﻤﺎ ﻧﻮد أن ﻧﻨﻮه ﺑﺘﻤﻮﯾﻞ ودﻋﻢ‬.‫ وأﺳﺎﻣﺔ ﺻﺎدق وﻓﺮﯾﻘﮫ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺔ ﺗﺮاﻧﺴﻮرد اﻟﻤﺘﺨﺼﺼﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺘﺮﺟﻤﺔ اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﯿﺔ‬،(‫ﻣﺮاﺟﻌﺔ اﻟﻨﺼﻮص‬/‫اﻟﺘﻘﻨﻲ‬
‫ ووزارة اﻟﺨﺎرﺟﯿﺔ اﻻﻣﺮﯾﻜﯿﺔ وھﯿﺌﺔ اﻻﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮاق ودﻋﻢ ﻣﻨﻈﻤﺔ‬،‫اﻟﻌﺮاق‬/‫وزارة اﻟﺨﺎرﺟﯿﺔ اﻷﻣﺮﯾﻜﯿﺔ – ﺷﺆون اﻟﺸﺮق اﻷدﻧﻲ‬

.‫ وﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﻘﯿﺎدة ﻛﻼوس ھﻜﻤﺎﯾﺮ‬،‫اﻟﺘﻌﺎون اﻹﻗﺘﺼﺎدي واﻟﺘﻨﻤﯿﺔ‬

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electronic form and printed form (English/Arabic). It can be used as an online interactive resource. Many
of the contributing authors are also committed to working within their institutions to adapt this Legal
Guide for use as the basis for training courses and technical assistance initiatives.

‫ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺴﻤﺢ ﻷي ﺷﺨﺺ ﺑﻨﺴﺦ‬4.0‫ھﺬا اﻟﺪﻟﯿﻞ اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﻲ ﺻﺎدر ﺑﻤﻮﺟﺐ اﻟﺮﺧﺼﺔ اﻟﺪوﻟﯿﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﺸﺎع اﻹﺑﺪاﻋﻲ – اﻟﺘﺮﺧﯿﺺ ﻏﯿﺮ اﻟﺘﺠﺎري ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺜﻞ‬
‫اﻟﻨﺺ أو إﻗﺘﺒﺎﺳﮫ أو إﻋﺎدة ﺗﺮﺗﯿﺒﮫ أو ﺗﺮﺟﻤﺘﮫ أو إﻋﺎدة إﺳﺘﺨﺪاﻣﮫ ﻟﻸﻏﺮاض ﻏﯿﺮ اﻟﺘﺠﺎرﯾﺔ ﺑﺪون اﻟﺤﺼﻮل ﻋﻠﻰ إذن ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺆﻟﻔﯿﻦ طﺎﻟﻤﺎ ﻧُﺸﺮ‬
‫ واﻟﺪﻟﯿﻞ اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﻲ ﻣﺘﻮﻓﺮ أﯾﻀﺎً ﻓﻲ ﻧﺴﺦ اﻟﯿﻜﺘﺮوﻧﯿﺔ وﻣﻄﺒﻮﻋﺔ )ﺑﺎﻹﻧﺠﻠﯿﺰﯾﺔ‬. ‫اﻟﻌﻤﻞ اﻟﻨﺎﺗﺞ ﻋﻦ ذﻟﻚ ﺑﻤﻮﺟﺐ اﻟﺮﺧﺼﺔ اﻟﺪوﻟﯿﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﺸﺎع اﻹﺑﺪاﻋﻲ‬
‫ وﻛﺜﯿﺮ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺆﻟﻔﯿﻦ اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﻛﯿﻦ ﻣﻠﺘﺰﻣﻮن ﺑﺎﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺿﻤﻦ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﺎﺗﮭﻢ ﻟﺘﻄﻮﯾﻊ ھﺬا اﻟﺪﻟﯿﻞ‬.‫ وﯾﻤﻜﻦ إﺳﺘﺨﺪاﻣﮫ أﯾﻀﺎً ﻛﻤﺮﺟﻊ ﺗﻔﺎﻋﻠﻲ‬.(‫واﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ‬

.‫اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﻲ ﻹﺳﺘﺨﺪاﻣﮫ ﻛﺄﺳﺎس ﻟﻠﺪورات اﻟﺘﺪرﯾﺒﯿﺔ وﻣﺒﺎدرات اﻟﻤﺴﺎﻋﺪة اﻟﺘﻘﻨﯿﺔ‬

Sincerely,
The Contributing Authors

،‫ﻣﻊ ﺟﺰﯾﻞ اﻟﺸﻜﺮ‬
‫اﻟﻤﺆﻟﻔﻮن اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﻛﻮن‬

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