The Convention in Domestic Law (Articles 1, 3 and 4): The IHCHR noted that the international convention is no higher than the national legislation under the legal system in Iraq as this derives from the provisions of the Iraqi Constitution in force, which has been given no precedence to international conventions and treaties over the provisions of domestic laws, and this leads us to say that the law of ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is a part of national legislation and has an amended effect on the validity of the previous legal texts, however this is true in theoretical terms only because the national judge in Iraq, especially in the penal courts, strictly follows the provisions of the Iraqi criminal code and does not consider any other provisions recognized in the international conventions ratified by Iraq ... Therefore, victims of discrimination could not invoke the Convention in national courts. Recommendations: 1. The need to take the necessary steps to incorporate the Convention into domestic law and urging the Committee on Harmonization of Legislation in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers to work towards harmonizing the provisions of the Convention with national legislation. 2. Prompt the Iraqi Council of Representatives to pass legislation or constitutional amendment to ensure that the provisions of the Convention take precedence over national legislation and carry the weight of constitutional texts. 3. Prompt the judicial authorities to examine the possibility of issuing instructions that victims of discrimination can invoke the Convention in national courts. Process of democratization and Inter-Ethnic Relations (Articles 2 - 7): The IHCHR noted that the political process and the democratic transition are still facing many obstacles, despite the adoption of a number of measures related to the consolidation of the values of coexistence and community peace by the government, including the formation of a permanent committee on peaceful coexistence in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers following the operations of liberating areas and retaking them from Daesh Terrorist gangs, and then opening subcommittees in Nineveh Plain and in other areas that have experienced armed conflict with Daesh terrorist gangs. However, the Commission observed that ethnic and religious groups have not enjoyed their rights to return to some areas, including Sinjar district, as security measures and the multiplicity of armed security forces in that area remained an obstacle to the return of Yazidis to their areas, the delay in the rehabilitation of the Nineveh plain (villages and sub-districts) belonging to the Christian, Yazidi and Shabak minorities and the destruction of the infrastructure and the lack of services are obstacles to the return of life and the return of the displaced people. Moreover, 4