Iceland
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional republic
- CONSTITUTION
- June 17, 1944; amended multiple times
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- civil law based on the Danish system
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Parliament (Althing)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court whose judges are appointed for life by the Minister of Justice; eight district courts
RELIGIONS
majority Protestant
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2003IcelandDEATH PENALTY
Iceland has signed but not yet ratified Protocol 13...
Iceland has signed but not yet ratified Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights, which ensures the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances
- MAY 3, 2002IcelandDEATH PENALTY
Iceland signed Protocol 13 to the European Convention...
Iceland signed Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights, which ensures the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2002IcelandDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944,...
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944, as amended in 1995) states at Art
- APRIL 25, 2001IcelandDEATH PENALTY
Iceland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Iceland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001IcelandDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944,...
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944, as amended in 1995) states at Art
- APRIL 26, 2000IcelandDEATH PENALTY
Iceland cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Iceland cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- JANUARY 1, 2000IcelandDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944,...
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944, as amended in 1995) states at Art
- APRIL 28, 1999IcelandDEATH PENALTY
Iceland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Iceland was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- JANUARY 1, 1999IcelandDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944,...
The Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (1944, as amended in 1995) states at Art