The Official Journal for College of Law and Political Science, Alnoor University

The Legal Regulation of Enforcing General Administrative Sanctions: A Comparative Stud

Volume 3, Issue 1
Winter 2026
Pages 103-115

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Nineveh Municipalities Directorates

Abstract
The enforcement of general administrative sanctions is considered one of the most critical issues affecting individual rights and liberties. This stems from the administrative authorities' power to implement such sanctions against the general public without the necessity of judicial recourse, and in the absence of any prior functional or contractual relationship with the administration. This reflects the magnitude of the prerogative granted to the administration under the rules of public law, whereby it simultaneously assumes the dual roles of both adversary and judge.Consequently, the legislator did not vest the authority to impose sanctions in all public employees; rather, it restricted such power to a very limited class of senior officials, or through temporary or permanent committees specifically designated for this purpose. Furthermore, the legislator sought to define the mechanisms through which the administration may impose sanctions on violators, either by authorizing the direct enforcement of its administrative decisions (administrative coercion) when expressly stipulated by law, or by requiring the administration to resort to the judiciary to obtain a judicial ruling that ensures the enforcement of the general administrative sanction."

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  • Receive Date 10 February 2026
  • Revise Date 04 March 2026
  • Accept Date 09 March 2026
  • Publish Date 01 March 2026