Since the creation of Iraq in the early 20th century (through the Treaty of Sèvres) the Iraqi society has seen the drafting of a number of constitutions. The timeline in the Background sector (click here ) provides the historical context for each of the constitutions listed below. (To read the text of each constitution, please click on the language - Arabic or English.)


2005, 15 October -- Iraqi Constitution, with changes from early 2006 (Arabic & English)

2004, 8 March - Transitional Administrative Law (English & Arabic & Kurdish)

1970, 16 July - Interim Constitution (English & Arabic)

1968, 21 September - Interim Constitution (Arabic)

1964, 29 May - Interim Constitution (Arabic)

1963, 4 April - Law of the National Council for the Command of the Revolution (Arabic)

1958, 27 July - Interim Constitution (Arabic)

1943, 27 October - 2nd Amendment to the Basic Law (Arabic)

1925, 29 July - Constitution of the Kingdom of Iraq of March 21, 1925, as amended July 29, 1925 (English)

1925, 29 July - Amendment to the Basic Law (Arabic)

1925, 21 March - Basic Law for Iraq (Arabic)

1920, 10 August -- The Treaty of Sèvres (English)


31 March 2006