The number of students admitted to Iraqi law schools has soared in recent years, flooding the market withjob-hungry graduates. The intense competition forces them to work for a fraction of customary charges — if they can find work at all. According to the Student Guide for Central Admission in Iraqi Universities for the 2015-16 academic year, there are 19 public law
Read MoreYouths in Iraq dream of leaving the country. The successive wars since 1980 and in particular the violence that has been part of daily life in Iraq since 2003 have caused waves of emigration over the years. Iraqis have lived through many conflicts over the last few decades: the IranIraq war of 198088, the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and the subsequent embargo and war, fo
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