The Kurdistan Parliament is the Region's democratically elected legislature. The parliament consists of one elected chamber. The founding principles of the parliament are liberty, pluralism, accountability, inclusiveness, openness and the representation of all peoples in the Kurdistan Region.

The Kurdistan Parliament has passed several landmark pieces of legislation. These include:

• Kurdistan Region Investment Law (English)
• Kurdistan Region Oil & Gas Law (English)
• Kurdistan Region Amendments of Iraqi Personal Status Law (English)
• Kurdistan Region Amendment to Iraqi Pension and Social Security Law (English)
• Kurdistan Region Law to Combat Domestic Violence (English)
• Kurdistan Region Presidency Law (Kurdish)
  • Amended Kurdistan Region Presidency Law (Kurdish)
• Kurdistan Region Counter-Terrorism Law (Kurdish)
• Kurdistan Region Law on Rights of Family Members of Anfal Victims (Kurdish)
• Kurdistan Region Law on Compensation of Wrongly Convicted Persons (Kurdish)
• Kurdistan Region Law for Board for Disputed Territories Affairs (Kurdish)
• Kurdistan Region Law on Regional Security Council (Kurdish)
• Kurdistan Region Law on Protection of the Environment (Kurdish)
• Kurdistan Region Law on Funding of Projects for Youth (Kurdish)

For information about the history and structure of the Parliament click here

For further information and all other laws please visit the Kurdistan Parliament website