5 Dec 2021

On Wednesday, 12/1/2021, the College of Law held a panel discussion on the draft law on domestic violence. Prof. Diaa Abdullah Al-Asadi lectured at the symposium.
The seminar focused on the following questions: Do we really need a draft domestic violence law? How important is this topic at the present time? Are the provisions of the Penal Code not sufficient to deal with those cases of violence of any kind, family or general?
These questions were answered during the seminar, successively, with practical examples and judicial applications.
The symposium concluded that the project included many legal provisions that we see inconsistent with constitutionally and legally established rules and principles, such as the right of discipline sanctioned by Islamic Sharia and approved by the Iraqi Penal Code in force in accordance with certain controls and conditions.
The symposium also identified the most important observations related to the legal formulations contained in the draft law, and the substantive provisions that need to be reviewed and reconsidered, such as the definition, scope, and image of domestic violence. The issue of news about these crimes and criticism of giving the right to non-rights holders as it is a personal right crime that requires a special complaint was also addressed. The person against whom the crime is committed or whoever legally takes his place.
The issue of shelter centers and the negative consequences of that were also mentioned. Note that the target group is undergraduate students.

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