As part of the ongoing activities for Law Week, on Tuesday (25-11-2025), the Law Department at the University of cihan – Sulaymaniyah, in collaboration with the Scientific Zakat Foundation, organized a legal seminar titled “Traffic Safety in the Kurdistan Region: Presentation and Evaluation,” attended by Mr. Sadiq Abdullah, Assistant to the University President and Head of the Law Department, along with the department’s faculty and students.
The meeting focused on the legal challenges, gaps, and difficulties facing the implementation of the traffic law in the Kurdistan Region.
The seminar topics were divided as follows:
In the first topic, Judge Dr. Awat Omar Haji, Head of the Court of Appeal in Kirkuk / Kirkuk Region, presented a topic titled “Some Observations on Traffic Safety No. (86) of 2004 as Amended,” where he outlined the legal details.
Judge Hawa Rafiq Fattah, a judge at the Sulaymaniyah Court of Appeals, participated as the second speaker and evaluated the law and procedures from a judicial perspective regarding the creation of an offense in the act of driving.
On the other hand, Colonel Bakhtiar Muhammad Abdullah, Director of Traffic Communications in Sulaymaniyah, presented a sensitive topic titled “The Impact and Risks of Alcohol and Drugs on Drivers,” where he discussed the major risks facing public safety.
Editor’s note: M.M. Nasrallah.
The session concluded with a discussion from the audience and questions answered by the committee members.
