KLS Law Library
The KLS Law Library consists of all regulations, instructions and laws implemented in the region. We are able to provide documents in English, Kurdish and Arabic to our clients. Please contact us for further information.
The below are some of the laws passed by Kurdistan's Parliament since 1992.
1992
Law No. 1 of 1992, Bylaws for the National Assembly of Kurdistan – Iraq
Law No. 2 of 1992, Rules for the Election of the Leader of the Kurdish Liberation Movement
Law No. 3 of 1992, Establishing the Council of Ministers, Kurdistan Regional Government – Iraq
Law No. 4 of 1992, Establishing the Ministry of Education, Kurdistan Regional Government
Law No. 5 of 1992, Establishing the Ministry of Peshmerga, Kurdistan Regional Government
Law No. 6 of 1992, regulating the protection of foreign and local employees at humanitarian organisations
Law No. 7 of 1992, Establishing the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs, Kurdistan Regional Government
Law No. 8 of 1992, Prohibiting the use of explosives
Law No. 9 of 1992, Honoring the Peshmerga
Law No. 10 of 1992, Establishing the Ministry of Agriculture, Kurdistan
Regional Government
Law No. 11 of 1992, Establishing the Ministry of Culture, Kurdistan Regional Government
Law No. 12 of 1992, Establishing the Ministry of Justice, Kurdistan Regional Government
Law No. 13 of 1992, Establishing the Ministry of Finance and Economy, Kurdistan Regional Government
Law No. 14 of 1992, Jurisdiction of the Kurdistan Region – Iraq
Law No. 15 of 1992, Establishing the Ministry of Municipalities and Tourism, Kurdistan Regional Government
Law No. 16 of 1992, to return confiscated money to the rightful owners who were members of the Kurdish Liberation Movement
1997
Law No. 1 of 1997, Kurdistan Region, 1997 Budget
Law No. 2 of 1997, First amendment of Law No. 17 of 1993, Law for Political Parties
Law No. 3 of 1997, First amendment of Law No. 6 of 1993, Law for the Municipalities Legal Departments
Law No. 4 of 1997, General Organisation for Martyrs
Law No. 5 of 1997, First amendment of Law No. 7 of 1993, Funds for the reconstruction of the Region
Law No. 6 of 1997, First amendment of Law No. 12 of 1992, Ministry of Justice
Law No. 7 of 1997, First amendment of Law No. 9 of 1993, Ministry of Interior
Law No. 8 of 1997, Abolishing Law No. 19 of 1993, Law for the Kurdistan Region Presidency
Law No. 9 of 1997, Establishing the equivalency of degrees earned at religious schools under the Kurdistan Regional Government Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs with public schools under the Kurdistan Regional Government Ministry of Education.
Law No. 10 of 1997, Terminating work carried out under Law No. 2 of 1992 by any election officers of the Kurdish Liberation Movement
Law No. 11 of 1997, First amendment of Law No. 12 of 1993, Law for the Kurdistan Regional Government Council for Higher Education and Scientific
Research
Law No. 12 of 1997, Kurdish Academy in Kurdistan
2001
Law No.1 of 2001, Budget Law of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Law No.2 of 2001, Ministry of Human Rights in Kurdistan Region
Law No. 3 of 2001, The Fourth Amendment of the Law No. 6 of 1993 municipalities Administration Law of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Law No. 4 of 2001, First Amendment of the Law of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs No. 1 for the year 1993
Law No. 5 of 2001, Third amendment to the Law of the Ministry of Interior No. 9 for the year 1993 to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Law No. 6 of 2001, Marriage contract done outside of court
Law No. 7 of 2001, Exceptions to provisions of Paragraph 1 of Article 41 of the Penal Law 111 of 1969 amended
Law No. 8 of 2001, arbitrariness in divorce
Law No. 9 of 2001, suspending paragraph 2 of Article 377 of the Penal Code No. 111 of 1996 amended
Law No. 10 of 2001, suspending Law No. 189 of 1980 on second marraiges
Law No. 11 of 2001, Second Amendment to the Law No. 12 of 1992 on the Ministry of Justice for the Kurdistan Region
Law No. 12 of 2001, Pension Fund for journalists in Kurdistan
Law No. 13 of 2001, Age of criminal responsibility in the Kurdistan Region
Law No. 14 of 2001, Non-Governmental Organizations in the Kurdistan Region
Law No. 15 of 2001, Forensic medicine for the Kurdistan Region
Law No. 16 of 2001, Kurdistan Region Farmers Union
Law No. 17 of 2001, Abolition of the law of agricultural cooperative associations for the Kurdistan Region
Law No. 18 of 2001, Budget Law of the Kurdistan Region for 2002