evaluation of the Iraqi legislators position on vehicle registration

The Iraq legislator has consistently required the observance of formality in major legal transaction, including the sale of vehicles, real estate, machinery, It goes without saying that vehicles play a vital role in people’s lives, particularly in the. transportation of individuals and goods. The formality required for the sale vehicles as stipulated by the Iraqi legislator ,is not an innovation introduced by the current Iraqi Traffic Law No.(8) of 2019,but rather it has its roots in the repealed Traffic Law No.(48)of 1971,which mandated the registration of vehicle sale contract with the competent Traffic Directorate as a formal requirement .This renders the contract a formal one, in addition to fulfilling the other essential elements of a valid contract, such as consent, subject matter and lawful cause. Failure to meet this this formal requirement results in the invalidity of the contract, rendering it null and void as though it never existed. This formality in contracts holds significant importance, reaching its peak when formality became an essential element in the conclusion of contracts, formality then became an exception rather than the rule, and to this day it remains an exception, as is the case with vehicle sale contracts in Iraqi legislation the evolution of formality has continued throughout the ages.