Interim Constitutional Documents in IraqComparative study

Abstract

   Interim constitutional documents (interim constitutions) are a type of written constitution that has emerged in most modern constitutional systems following the demise of the star of customary constitutions or constitutions of habit and repetition that had previously prevailed in those systems. And the frequency of the use of this type of Interim constitutions in many modern constitutional systems, including the constitutional system in modern Iraq, as well as their usage for lengthy periods of time in it, necessitates the study of this type of constitutions. In an attempt to explore the specifics of its uniqueness and distinguish it from other constitutional documents, with an indication of its features and the grounds for its adoption in current constitutional systems.