TY - JOUR T1 - Distribution of Powers Between Federal and Local Governments in Iraq AU - Badr Alsamee, Esraa Mahmood AU - Abdul Wahab, Harlida AU - Yusof, Yuhanif JO - The Social Sciences VL - 11 IS - 13 SP - 3385 EP - 3390 PY - 2016 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1818-5800 DO - sscience.2016.3385.3390 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2016.3385.3390 KW - Constitution KW -power KW -federalism KW -federal government KW -local government AB - The distribution of powers between the federal government and local governments forms one of the most important characteristics of the federal system compared with other systems. Distribution process of powers has a great importance in ensuring the achievement of equality and parity among the constituent units of the federal state according to the constitution. This current paper highlights the distribution of powers in a federal system in Iraq under the constitution of 2005, accompanied by deficiencies in the constitutional provisions. After the fall of political regime in 2003, Iraq adopted federalism under the constitution of 2005. However, there are problems in the distribution of powers under this constitution such as lack of clarity and overlap in powers. The data had been collected through secondary sources, examining the contribution of the scholars in this field had been attained. A conclusion and implications of the study are presented accordingly. ER -