Countdown To Sovereighty

The Iraqi justice system is operational. The nation?s courts are open, issuing judgments in civil cases and imposing punishment in criminal cases. Those convicted are serving their sentence.
Over the last few months in Baghdad, crime on the streets has declined by 39 percent; in Basra it has declined by 70 percent.
The Judicial Review Committee […]

Before the liberation of Iraq, Iraq?s judiciary was merely an arm of the central government, controlled by Saddam Hussein.
Today, the Iraqi judiciary is independent from the Ministry of Justice, overseen by the newly reestablished Council of Judges which is headed by the Chief Judge of the Court of Cassation of Iraq.