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In the article factors which determined current political status of Iraqi Kurdistan are analyzed. Key problems in the relationships of Kurdistan Region with federal government are demonstrated. The authors emphasized that, generally, the process of creating a federal republic in Iraq has not been completed. The borders of the Kurdish autonomy region constitute one of the major problems in Baghdad-Erbil relations. The extraction of and trade in hydrocarbons is another element in a largely contradictory system of relations between the autonomous entity and the federal centre. Standing out among all the other problematical issues regarding relations between the Kurdistan Region and the federal centre is that of the Kurdish armed forces. The authors conclude that true position of Iraqi Kurdistan within Iraq are determined rather by military, political and economical capabilities of Kurds then by strict limits of constitutional provisions. Key words : political status; legal status; Iraqi Kurdistan; federal government of Iraq; constitution of Iraq. |
