Overview of Commercial Law in Pre-War Iraq

By Federal Trade Commission

Book Id: WPLBN0000696793
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 75.24 KB.
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Overview of Commercial Law in Pre-War Iraq
Author:	Federal Trade Commission
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Language:	English
Subject:	Trade, Import and export controls, Export controls--United States
Collections:	Export and Trade Collection
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Publisher:	Federal Trade Commissionn (FTC)


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Excerpt
Excerpt: Overview of commercial law in pre-war Iraq. The following paper describes the commercial legal environment in Iraq at the end of the Saddam Hussein regime. It is presented in draft form and is based on public sources available in English. The paper was prepared without the benefit of advice from counsel qualified to practice law in Iraq, or who otherwise have experience working in private or government legal practice in Iraq during the last decade.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 II. OVERALL STRUCTURE OF CIVIL LAW IN IRAQ 2 A. CONSTITUTIONS 2 B. CIVIL CODE 3 C. COMMERCIAL CODE 3 D. STATUTES, REGULATIONS, ETC. 3 III. SELECTED TOPICS IN IRAQI COMMERCIAL LAW 4 A. CONTRACTS 4 B. IRAQI COMPANIES 4 C. FOREIGN COMPANIES 6 D. AGENTS AND DISTRIBUTORS 8 E. TRADE 10 F. FREE ZONES AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT 12 G. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 13 H. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 14 I. BANKING AND FINANCE 17 J. THE BAGHDAD STOCK EXCHANGE 17 K. PUBLIC OFFICIALS 18 L. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ON TRADE AND INVESTMENT 19