THE SECURITY CHALLENGES AND IRAQI PARLIAMENTARY INSTITUTION

More than ten years after the invasion of Iraq by the U.S force in 2003, the country is still in total shambles. One major factor in this situation is the lack of security which is considered as an indispensable factor to the political system of Iraq as well as to the effective functioning of the Iraqi parliament. As a result, this study examined the security challenges and the effective functioning of the Iraqi parliament particularly after the Saddam’s era. It undertakes an in-depth study of face-to-face and telephone interview, parliamentary reports, governmental reports, statutes, laws, and secondary data from academic writings (books, journal articles, and chapters in books) to examine how the security issues affect the Iraqi parliamentary institution functions. The finding revealed that the parliament was unable to effectively discharge their functions due to the security challenges such as terrorism and sectarian violence.