Iraq's Draft Oil Law: The Federal Dimension
Article from: OGEL 2 (2007), in Iraq
Introduction
March 6th 2007 - It is expected that the law will be presented to the Iraqi parliament shortly after the assembly reconvenes later in March. [Arabic and English versions of the Iraq oil law are available in the OGEL Legal & Regulatory database] As far as questions relating to federalism and Iraq's state structure are concerned, the final version of the law is broadly similar to the third draft that was leaked in January 2007. One of the key features of the law in this regard is the creation of a "federal oil and gas commission", a name that in some ways may seem a ...