Law of Iceland

Law of Iceland

Law of Iceland during the Commonwealth (930-1262) was made by the Althing.

Following the "Gamli sáttmáli", existing laws were compiled in the Jónsbók by Jón Einarsson (in 1281).The Althing was suspended in 1799, and re-established in 1845 as an advisory body of the Danish king.

The legislative body of the modern Republic of Iceland (since 1944) is again known as Althing.

References

*Jana K Schulman, The Laws of Later Iceland: Jónsbók: The Icelandic Text According to MS AM 351 fol. Skálholtsbók eldri. With an English Translation, Introduction and Notes (2008) ISBN 978-3922441823.

ee also

*Icelandic nationality law


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