Amendment of the Iraqi Personal Status Law: A Sociological Survey Study

Abstract

The present study aims to explore the opinions of Iraqi citizens regarding the proposed amendment to the Iraqi Personal Status Law No. (88) of 1959, which has been submitted to the Iraqi Council of Representatives. It also seeks to examine the Iraqi public’s stance toward legislation based on Islamic Sharia versus laws of a civil nature, as well as to understand the nature of the controversy surrounding the proposed amendment. Furthermore, the study investigates the public’s perception of the amendment’s educational and social implications, to achieve these objectives, the researchers developed a scientifically validated questionnaire, which was administered to a sample of citizens residing in the capital, Baghdad. The sample consisted of 1,000 male and female participants, distributed according to the administrative divisions of the governorate.

‏Keywords: Proposed Amendment, Iraqi Personal Status Law, Law No. 88 of 1959, Educational and Social Impacts