This study aims to analyses the existing legislation regulating criminal offences against persons in cases of domestic violence, focusing on either legal concepts that underpin qualifying said acts. This study addresses the legal and scientific elements of these crimes under Iraqi legislation, while comparing them with some similar legislations in order to enhance the analytic surface of similarities and differences between legislative systems. Further examination of this work: Such acts of domestic violence are included further into general criminal codes where such offences are treated as part of the set rather than having their own, allowed forms and consequences. The work also achieves an assessment on how this approach favors that a victim is protected. Furthermore, the analysis paints a detailed picture of the legal consequences stemming from domestic violence offenses, touching on matters of criminal culpability, burden-of-proof standards and judicial latitude. It addresses practical challenges experienced in the real life application of these legal provisions including social barriers and enforcement limitations as well as interpretative ambiguities. The methodology used is descriptive-analytical, and the comparative method is valid where it facilitates reaching research goals and in making comprehension of the subject matter clearer.