High Court of Iceland

GPTKB entity

Properties (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Court
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:European_Court_of_Human_Rights
gptkbp:appeal Lower courts
Civil and criminal cases
Final court of appeal
Acts as a court of appeal
gptkbp:controversy Handles legal disputes
gptkbp:court Part of the judiciary
Follows established court procedures
Published decisions
Follows court rules
Oversees legal proceedings
Provides legal interpretations
Acts as a court of last resort
Conducts court hearings
Issues court rulings
Judicial decisions are binding
Performs various court functions
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Contributes to legal education
gptkbp:established 1905
gptkbp:function Judicial review
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Reykjavik
gptkbp:historical_significance Established_as_the_highest_court_in_Iceland
gptkbp:historicalEvent Maintains court records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label High Court of Iceland
gptkbp:independence Guaranteed by law
gptkbp:is_governed_by Constitution of Iceland
gptkbp:issuedBy By_the_President_of_Iceland
gptkbp:judges 9
Constitutional matters
Adheres to judicial ethics
Ensures judicial accountability
Conducts judicial review process
gptkbp:jurisdiction Icelandic law
Has court jurisdiction
gptkbp:language Icelandic
gptkbp:legal_principle Upholds legal principles
Handles legal challenges
gptkbp:legal_representation Right to legal representation
Conducts legal reviews
Plays a role in the legal system
gptkbp:legalStatus Civil law system
Part_of_the_legal_framework_of_Iceland
gptkbp:location gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:notableFeature Develops case law
Hæstaréttur Íslands case
gptkbp:precedent Binding precedent
Sets legal precedent
gptkbp:president Chief Justice
gptkbp:provides_access_to Open to the public
gptkbp:publishes Publishes court decisions
gptkbp:reform Involved in legal reforms
gptkbp:regulatoryCompliance Interpretation of laws
Managed by court administration
Has judicial review authority
Authority to review laws
Holds court authority
gptkbp:session Public sessions
gptkbp:type Supreme court
gptkbp:website www.haestirettur.is