Iraq's top court suspended implementation Tuesday of three controversial bills passed last month by the country's parliament, including a measure that activists said undermines women's rights.
The Associated Press, to suspend their implementation until the case is adjudicated.
personal status law to give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including marriage, divorce, and inheritance.
child marriage since some interpretations of Islamic law allow the marriage of girls in their early teens or as young as 9.
second bill was for a general amnesty law seen as benefiting Sunni detainees. Some fear it could allow the release of people involved in public corruption and embezzlement, as well as militants who committed war crimes.
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