Privacy Rights/History/Country sources/Iraq
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What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?
Iraq
Article 15 of the 1925 Iraq Constitution protected the privacy of communication: "All postal and telegraphic correspondence and all telephonic communications shall be secret and free from censorship or detention, except in such circumstances and in such manner as may be prescribed by law." Article 8 guaranteed the "inviolability of all places of residence".
The 2005 constitution protects the right to personal privacy in Article 17(1) and the right to privacy in the home in Article 17(2).
References:
Iraq 1925 Constitution: https://constitution.org/1-Constitution/cons/iraq/iraqiconst19250321.html
“Iraq 2005 Constitution.” Constitute. Accessed July 19, 2023. https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Iraq_2005.