The federal supreme court aims to bring the region's energy under Baghdad's control.
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) announced that the federal court has no constitutional authority and assured that they would continue working with KRG oil and gas law which legally allows the region to sell and export its energy.
The statement comes after a court ruling from Baghdad urging the KRG to hand over the region’s energy sector. Kurdistan region’s supreme court called the region’s energy governance constitutional, and KRG PM Masrour Barzani said they would not abide by the court’s decision.
According to Article 112 of the Iraqi constitution, Baghdad has full sovereignty over the resources within its jurisdiction and shall distribute its revenues fairly to Iraqis.
The Kurdistan region’s main source of income is oil and gas, and Baghdad’s decision would deprive the region of most of its revenue.