The Iraqi Federal Supreme Court on Ownership and Control of Oil in the Kurdistan Region: Decision in Cases No. 69/2012 and 110/2019 of 15 February 2022

Abstract In February 2022, the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court ( FSC ) issued a decision concerning (controversial) question of whether Kurdistan Region may independently export oil and enter into agreements with international companies for exploration production in this region. The issue has been dispute many years between Government Region, which status ‘federal region’ under 2005 Constitution. confirmed position that entire Iraq is control dismissed Regional Government’s line argument all fields developed after are subject to Kurdish control. declared Oil Gas Law (2007) unconstitutional, putting validity contracts question.