Article 2 of the Iraqi Constitution of 2005, which states that Iraq is a modern Islamic constitutional democracy, contains a ‘repugnancy clause’, prohibiting enactment of any law contrary to Islam’s settled rulings, principles of democracy, and rights guaranteed in the Constitution. This clause allows the Constitutional Court to invalidate laws that violate the Constitution. Currently, the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court’s method for determining whether a particular law is repugnant to the Constitution and Islamic settled rulings as per Article 2 is inconsistent and arbitrary. Here the core question is: What is the best way to successfully implement the Iraqi Constitution’s Repugnancy Clause? We propose an approach focusing on maqāṣid, the classical Islamic concept meaning Sharīʿah’s intent, purpose, or objectives that will also fulfil the other purposes of Article 2 to ensure that the law is consistent with the principles of democracy and the principles of human rights.

2005年《伊拉克宪法》第2条指出，伊拉克是现代伊斯兰宪政民主国家，其中包含“拒绝条款”，禁止颁布任何与伊斯兰定居的裁决，民主原则和宪法保障的权利相抵触的法律。该条款允许宪法法院使违反宪法的法律无效。目前，伊拉克联邦最高法院根据第二条确定某项法律是否违反宪法和伊斯兰定居裁决的方法是不一致和武断的。这里的核心问题是：成功实施《伊拉克宪法》的抵制条款的最佳方法是什么？我们建议的做法侧重于maqāṣid，古典伊斯兰概念意义莎丽“ah的意图，目的或目标也将实现第二条的其他目的，以确保法律与民主原则和人权原则保持一致。