An analytical discussion of the yazidi survivors law

         The Yazidi [Female] Survivor's Law No. 8 of 2021، is considered one of the special laws enacted by the Iraqi legislator in a unique attempt to compensate Yazidi survivors for terrorist crimes committed by ISIS since August 3، 2014. The scope of the law extends beyond Yazidi survivors to include survivors from other ethnicities who have suffered grave violations، such as Shabak، Turkmen، and Christian minorities، as well as Yazidi children under the age of eighteen who were kidnapped. This law applies to all survivors from these groups of the mass killings and mass elimination carried out by ISIS in their areas. The law specifies forms of both financial and moral reparations aiming to achieve justice، fairness، and redress for the harm they have suffered from، along with providing support and care for them. It also clarifies international support and cooperation to overcome challenges during the implementation of this law، in addition to highlighting punitive aspects for holding perpetrators accountable with an explanation of the effects of the law on the state financially and its effect on beneficiaries in terms of the benefits provided by this law، as well as highlighting its major drawbacks and latent defects. The research emphasizes the necessity for the state to allocate financial resources to compensate and redress the survivors، simplifying procedures، and inquiring the Iraqi legislator to compensate survivors by Law No. 20 of 2009 as a grant rather than mere legal text that is not applicable.