The Supreme Administrative Court in Iraq: the challenge and the time limit
The Supreme Administrative Court hears cassation within 30 days of notification or deemed notification, under the amended Article 7.
Read →Legal awareness
Articles explaining general legal questions from the office’s areas of work. Each article is published in English and in Arabic.
State employees and official discipline
Grievance against an administrative decision in Iraq
A grievance is required before filing in the Administrative Judiciary Court: 30 days from notification, 30 days to decide, then 60 days to claim.
Read →When is a State employee referred to the courts under the discipline law?
Under the State employee discipline law, an investigation may stay in the department, or lead to referral if the act appears to be a job-related crime.
Read →When is a State decision challenged before the Administrative Judiciary Court?
Final administrative decisions, not disciplinary penalties, go to the Administrative Judiciary Court. Time limits: Article 7 of Law 65/1979 as amended.
Read →Retirement transactions
Retirement file papers and common reasons for delay
The papers a State employee retirement file rests on, and why some files are delayed: age mismatches, unrecorded service, unpaid contributions.
Read →Pension contributions and the deduction from a civil servant’s salary
Article 17 deducts 25% of salary (10% employee, 15% treasury) into the Fund. Self-funded bodies late over 6 months face a 3% monthly fine.
Read →Transferring a pension after death or between banks
After death, successors request allocation under Article 25. Shares follow Article 28. A bank change follows the Authority’s instructions, not a statute.
Read →Retirement procedures for public employees: which law applies, and how is the file completed?
Retirement procedures follow Unified Retirement Law No. 9 of 2014, completed by the National Pension Authority, not private-sector social security.
Read →Applications before the Political Prisoners and Martyrs foundations
What did the Second Amendment to the Political Prisoners Foundation Law, Law No. 10 of 2025, change?
Iraq's 2025 Political Prisoners Law amendment: welfare fund, Reconsideration Committee, land, retirement choice, Kurdistan prisoners, salary transfer.
Read →The Political Prisoners Welfare Fund: what was established in 2025?
The Political Prisoners Welfare Fund under Law 10 of 2025: legal personality, a 2 per cent subscription cap, and welfare purposes.
Read →What did Law No. 23 of 2024 change in the Martyrs Foundation Law?
What Law 23 of 2024 changed in the Martyrs Foundation Law: categories, committees, land and the Martyrs Fund, from the official text.
Read →The repealed Martyrs Foundation Law No. 3 of 2006: what replaced it?
Martyrs Foundation Law No. 3 of 2006 was repealed by Article 23 of Law 2 of 2016. Some time limits and old decisions still have effects.
Read →Political Prisoners Foundation vs Martyrs Foundation: which body handles your file?
Political Prisoners Foundation vs Martyrs Foundation in Iraq: the law, categories, committees, appeal periods, and when a family has two files.
Read →A claim for compensation after an injury in a terrorist operation
Compensation for those injured in terrorist operations: who hears the claim, and what is examined?
Injury compensation under Law No. 20 of 2009: claims usually go to the sub-committee, which examines the incident link and the medical report.
Read →Injury worsened after the decision: what are the options?
Injured in a terrorist operation and the injury worsened after the compensation decision? When to request reconsideration and what papers it takes.
Read →Practical scenarios in compensation files
General practical scenarios under Law 20 of 2009, as amended: missing documents, a deed of death, a timely objection, a transfer, and payment priority.
Read →From the subcommittee’s recommendation to payment of compensation
After a subcommittee decision or recommendation come ratification or objection, then payment through Finance or the National Pension Authority.
Read →Instructions No. 4 of 2018 facilitating implementation of the compensation law
Instructions No. 4 of 2018 facilitate Law 20 of 2009: missing-person documents, the pension path, transfers, and five-year re-examination.
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