National Court (Iceland)

National Court
Landsdómur
Established	1905
Jurisdiction	Iceland
Location	Reykjavík
Composition method	5 Supreme Court justices President of the Reykjavík District Court Professor of constitutional law at the University of Iceland 8 appointments by Parliament
Authorized by	Constitution No. 33/1944 National Court Act No. 3/1963
Judge term length	6 years (Parliament appointees)
Number of positions	15 (by statute)
Website	landsdómur.is (in Icelandic)

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The National Court (Icelandic: Landsdómur [ˈlan(t)sˌtouːmʏr̥]) is a special high court in Iceland established in 1905 to handle cases where members of the Cabinet are suspected of criminal behaviour.^[1]

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Composition

The National Court has 15 members: five Supreme Court justices, the Reykjavík District Court President, a professor of constitutional law at the University of Iceland and eight people chosen by the Parliament every six years.^[2]

Assembly

The court assembled for the first time in 2011,^[3] to prosecute former Prime Minister Geir Haarde for alleged gross misconduct in the events leading up to the 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis. On September 28, 2010, the Parliament decided, by 33 votes to 30, to charge Haarde.^[4] Originally faced with six charges, he was convicted only on one that was considered to be a minor one.

References

^ "Islands tidligere statsminister stilles for riksrett". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. NTB. September 28, 2010. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
^ Helgason, Gudjon; Dodds, Paisley (September 28, 2010). "Iceland Ex-PM Faces Possible Charges in Meltdown". ABC News. AP. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
^ "Assembly of the High Court in April 2012". Icelandreview.com. April 15, 2012. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
^ "BREAKING NEWS: Iceland's Former PM Taken to Court". Iceland Review Online. September 28, 2010. Archived from the original on March 25, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2010.

Courts of Iceland

Supreme Court of Iceland (1919)

Appellate courts

Court of Appeal (2016)

District courts

Special courts

Labour Court (1938)
National Court (1905)

Former courts

High courts	Court of Legislature (930 – c. 965, c. 1262 – 1563) Fifth Court (c. 1015 – c. 1262) High Court (1563 – 1800) National High Court (1800 – 1919) Supreme Court of Denmark
Appellate courts	Court of Legislature (1563 – 1800) quarter courts (c. 965 – c. 1262)
Lower courts	spring assembly courts sýslumenn

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