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Author: Dr. Mariwan Saber hamad
Abstract: Administrative decentralization is one of the most important methods of administrative organization of the modern state. This method is achieved through the involvement of administrative units with the central authority in the exercise of local authorities.
Administrative decentralization increases the opportunity for citizens to participate in decision-making because it makes the government closer to the citizen, and is a successful way to resolve the empowerment of the population to participate effectively in addressing local needs and interests. Administrative decentralization leads to greater transparency and the strengthening of accountability values and, under administrative decentralization, less opportunity for corruption, provided that deterrent legislation is in place, which in turn increases the level of basic services provided to citizens, such as education, health and other services.
The Kurdistan legislature adopted the principle of administrative decentralization according to of the Law of Governorates at the Kurdistan Region – Iraq No. (3) for the year (2009), to regulate the relationship between the Kurdistan Regional Government as the central authority in the Kurdistan Region – Iraq and the elected provincial councils in the provinces of the Kurdistan Region.
The importance of this study comes through its analyzing of the provisions of the Law of Governorates at the Kurdistan Region, And the important of developments brought by the legislation of this law, which reflected on the administrative system in the Kurdistan Region – Iraq and the accompanying problems in the issue of the distribution of competencies between the regional government of Kurdistan and provincial councils in the region, we have devoted this study to discuss these issues and make the necessary recommendations to address them .
The scope of this study is limited to the study of the system of administrative decentralization in terms of its nature and its positions and the status of Law of Governorates at the Kurdistan Region – Iraq No. (3) for the year (2009), and the focus will be on the competencies of local councils on the one hand and the competencies of heads of administrative units on the other hand.
We see that the Kurdistan legislator was successful in organizing the mechanism of selecting the heads of the administrative units, by making the reference of their election to the local councils elected by the citizens of the administrative unit.
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doi:10.23918/ilic2018.25
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Journal of Law and political science
ISSN: 2079-3901
16th year , No.(23), 10 May 2018
Vol.(2): Special Issue