Supreme Court of Iceland

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The Supreme Court of Iceland is the country's highest judicial authority, serving as the final court of appeal in its legal system.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ
supreme court ⓘ
appealFrom district courts of Iceland ⓘ
appliesLaw Constitution of Iceland ⓘ
regulations and administrative rules of Iceland ⓘ
statutory law of Iceland ⓘ
appointmentProcess appointments based on recommendations from the Judicial Council ⓘ
judges appointed by the President of Iceland ⓘ
bindingPrecedentFor lower courts in Iceland ⓘ
branchOf Judiciary of Iceland ⓘ
buildingLocation Supreme Court building, Reykjavík ⓘ
buildingType courthouse ⓘ
city Reykjavík ⓘ
linked to: Reykjavík, Iceland
composition professional judges only ⓘ
country Iceland ⓘ
employer judges of the Supreme Court of Iceland ⓘ
establishedBy Act of the Althing on the Supreme Court of Iceland ⓘ
governingBody Althing (for legislation defining its powers) ⓘ
linked to: Althing
handles appeals on points of law ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver interpretation of Icelandic law ⓘ
interpretation of the Constitution of Iceland ⓘ
hasJurisdictionType appellate jurisdiction ⓘ
limited original jurisdiction ⓘ
hasPosition President of the Supreme Court of Iceland ⓘ
hears administrative law cases ⓘ
civil cases ⓘ
constitutional cases ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ
inception 1920 ⓘ
jurisdiction Iceland ⓘ
languageOfWork Icelandic ⓘ
legalSystem Icelandic legal system ⓘ
legalTradition civil law ⓘ
locatedIn Reykjavík ⓘ
linked to: Reykjavík, Iceland
locatedInCountry Iceland ⓘ
nativeLabel Hæstiréttur Íslands ⓘ
numberOfJudges 7 ⓘ
oversees uniform application of law in Iceland ⓘ
partOf Courts of Iceland ⓘ
precededBy Supreme Court in Copenhagen for Icelandic cases ⓘ
region Capital Region of Iceland ⓘ
role court of final appeal in Iceland ⓘ
highest judicial authority in Iceland ⓘ
shortName Icelandic Supreme Court ⓘ
termOfOffice judges appointed for life, with mandatory retirement age ⓘ
website https://www.haestirettur.is ⓘ

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

Reykjavík → hostsInstitution → Supreme Court of Iceland ⓘ
subject linked to: Reykjavík, Iceland
Supreme Court of Iceland → nativeLabel → Hæstiréttur Íslands ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Iceland
Supreme Court of Iceland → shortName → Icelandic Supreme Court ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Iceland
Judiciary of Iceland → hasPart → Supreme Court of Iceland ⓘ
Judiciary of Iceland → highestCourt → Supreme Court of Iceland ⓘ
Supreme Court building, Reykjavík → occupant → Supreme Court of Iceland ⓘ
Capital Region of Iceland → hosts → Supreme Court of Iceland ⓘ