Sharia law, which influences much of Iraq’s legal system, permits child marriage under certain conditions, often tied to the ...

Iraq’s top court has suspended implementation of three controversial bills passed last month by the country’s parliament, ...

Iraq's parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country's personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage. The amendments give ...

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s top court suspended implementation ... Earlier versions of the measure were seen as potentially opening the door to child marriage since some interpretations of Islamic ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s top court suspended implementation Tuesday of three controversial laws passed last month by the country’s parliament, including amendments to a legislation that activists said ...

Human rights groups warn of 'disastrous effects' as some clerics interpret Islamic law as allowing girls to be married as ...

Iraq’s parliament has approved new legislation that would lower the minimum age of marriage below 18, a shift rights groups ...

Newsweek contacted Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment via email outside normal business hours. Opponents to the amendments say they effectively legalize child marriage in Iraq and mark ...

The cardinal recalls how Iraq is ‘characterised ... women's rights, the marriage of minors, divorce and inheritance issues, up to child custody and minority rights’. The approved amendment ...

A "sectarian" bill that could potentially legitimise child marriage in Iraq has passed into law reportedly without a vote in the parliament. The parliamentary website said "the proposal to amend ...