Title: The Making and Breaking of Federalism in Iraq
Author: L EILA HACCIUS
Place of publication: Fribourg.Switzerland
Publisher: University of Fribourg Institute of Federalism
Release date: 2018

Iraq officially became a federal Sate on the 15-10- 2005, when the new constitution was accepted by its population. After 35 years of violent dictatorship, the hope was that the constitution would enable the creation of a new federal, peaceful and democratic state. At the time of writing, Iraqi society still faces many challenges. Iraq has been the target of many ter-rorist attacks and has been fighting extremist groups such as#ISIS# actively since 2014. In 2016,the Kurds attempted to secede from Iraq by holding a referendum. State institutions are weak and Iraq has been ranked as one of the most corrupt countries of the world1. Internally, the different ethnical groups still haven’t managed to find an agreement on the management of natural resources and the future of Kirkuk is still uncertain.[1]