The Liability of Iraqis' Government of Existing a Speicalised Environmental Court Under The Agenda of Sustainable Development Goals

الملخص

The matter of the environment and its preservation finds an echo in the Iraqi Law. Under the Law of Environmental Protection and Improvement No. 27 of 2009, the Ministry of Environment (MoE) is assigned the responsibility to develop a commission or appoint members of the MoE employees to undertake the appropriate action to prevent pollution. In addition, they have a judicial mandate to expose environmental crimes as well as their conditions after occurrence, bring to court and grant punishment to those who perpetrated it by unspecialized courts on environmental issues. These Iraqi courts of the environment matters have been characterized by poor and smooth processes on matters of the environment. Consequently, under the agenda of Sustainable Development Goals SDGs 2016 that adopted by government, Iraq committed not only  dedicted justice in the meantime, but also to identify fairness and justice to future generations, under SDG16. This paper found that this observing mechanismand judicial procedures, either proactive or preventive, is disappointing. The study findings illustrate the fundamental importance of a legal framework in the development of an independent environmental courts in Iraq, may enhance access to justice in a way that is more justiciable, equitable, cheaper and faster than the general or not specilised court.