The Iraqi legislature's penal legislative policy in confronting the phenomenon of violent extremism(Worksheet

Abstract

A sound legislative policy is one of the most important tools the legislator uses to confront legal and social threats. Through this policy, the legislator seeks to create a balance between protecting national security and ensuring public freedoms. This policy is based on a combination of punitive legislation, preventive measures, and countermeasures that address the multiple dimensions of any criminal phenomenon, particularly violent extremism. Although the Iraqi legislator has not established a clear legal framework to combat violent extremism, we can discern its effectiveness through penal texts that criminalize terrorist and criminal behavior, such as Iraqi Penal Code No. 111 of 1969, Anti-Terrorism Law No. 13 of 2005, and Law No. 32 of 2016 Prohibiting the Ba'ath Party and Racist, Terrorist, and Takfiri Entities. These laws criminalize many behaviors implicated in and associated with the phenomenon of violent extremism.

In this paper, we will address several questions related to the Iraqi legislator's policy in combating violent extremism.