Judiciary of Iceland

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The Judiciary of Iceland is the independent system of courts and judges responsible for interpreting and applying Icelandic law, headed by the Supreme Court and operating separately from the legislative and executive branches.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Courts of Iceland 1
Icelandic judiciary 1
Judicial branch of Iceland 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judiciary
appliesLaw Constitution of Iceland
Icelandic law
basedOn Nordic legal tradition
canInterpret Constitution of Iceland
canIssue binding judicial decisions
canReview acts of the executive branch of Iceland
acts of the legislative branch of Iceland
country Iceland
distinctFrom executive branch of Iceland
legislative branch of Iceland
employs judges in Iceland
ensures protection of legal rights in Iceland
rule of law in Iceland
follows principle of due process
principle of fair trial
guaranteedBy Constitution of Iceland
hasAuthorityOver all residents of Iceland
legal entities registered in Iceland
hasCentralCourt Reykjavík District Court
hasJurisdiction administrative law in Iceland
civil law in Iceland
criminal law in Iceland
hasPart Landsréttur
Supreme Court of Iceland
district courts of Iceland
headquartersLocation Reykjavík
linked to: Reykjavík, Iceland
highestCourt Supreme Court of Iceland
intermediateAppellateCourt Landsréttur
languageOfWorkOrName Icelandic
legalSystem civil law system
numberOfDistrictCourts 8
operatesIn Iceland
oversees application of Icelandic law
interpretation of Icelandic law
partOf Government of Iceland
principle judicial independence
separation of powers
separatedFrom Althingi
linked to: Althing

Government of Iceland
subjectTo Icelandic procedural law
trialCourt district courts of Iceland
typeOfJurisdiction subject-matter jurisdiction
territorial jurisdiction
uses Icelandic language in court proceedings

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Supreme Court of Iceland branchOf Judiciary of Iceland
Supreme Court of Iceland partOf Courts of Iceland
linked to: Judiciary of Iceland
Supreme Court building, Reykjavík governingBody Judicial branch of Iceland
linked to: Judiciary of Iceland
Supreme Court building, Reykjavík associatedWith Icelandic judiciary
linked to: Judiciary of Iceland