National Court (Iceland)
Special high court to handle suspected crimes committed by Icelandic Cabinet ministers / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Established | 1905 |
Jurisdiction | Iceland |
Location | Reykjavík |
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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 |
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