Iraq's top court throws out challenge against three new laws ...Kuwait

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legal challenge that had temporarily halted three controversial laws passed last month by the country’s parliament.

personal status law to give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including marriage, divorce and inheritance, which critics have said would erode women’s rights.

general amnesty law that opponents say allows the release of people involved in public corruption and embezzlement, as well as militants who committed war crimes.

Kurds under the rule of Saddam Hussein, which some fear could lead to the displacement of Arab residents.

Federal Supreme Court decided on Tuesday to revoke its previous judicial injunction that had suspended the implementation of the three laws after a lawsuit was filed by a number of lawmakers attempting to halt them.

Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, in a statement, praised the passage of the amnesty law in particular.

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