Vol. 16, Issue 1, Jul-Dec 2023

Page: 1-13

Guarantees of Arab Constitutions in Protecting the Rights of Minorities

Alaa Kareem Assi Al-Jhayyish

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The issue of protecting the rights of minorities and providing them with real guarantees was and still is one of the most important issues worthy of research and study, as the issue of minorities constitutes a global phenomenon in addition to the richness of the Arab countries and Iraq in diversity Cultural and multi-minority, respecting civilizational and cultural diversity, emphasizing equality and non-discrimination between members of the majority and minority, and granting individuals Minority rights lead to preserving the existence of minorities, preserving national unity and achieving justice and stability within the state. The nature of the study necessitated dividing the topic (guarantees of Arab constitutions in protecting the rights of minorities) into three sections. The first section includes the principle of legality in protecting the rights of minorities, while the second section includes the principle of separation of powers in protecting the rights of minorities. We devoted the third section to studying the principle of independence. Authority in protecting the rights of minorities. Then we end our research with a conclusion, which is the most prominent results and proposals that we reached through our study of this modest research.

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