Iceland's Ongoing Constitutional Fight

Six years ago, the reform of the Icelandic constitution drafted by a directly elected Constitutional Council and approved in a national referendum was shelved by Parliament. But the problems with democracy in Iceland which prompted the reform back in the day still exist: a lack of electoral equality...

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Main Author: Thorvaldur Gylfason
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:German
English
Published: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
Subjects:
Law
K
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/0b0346d11ffe4acf8e140c7aec812a5e
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0b0346d11ffe4acf8e140c7aec812a5e 2023-05-15T16:47:16+02:00 Iceland's Ongoing Constitutional Fight Thorvaldur Gylfason https://doaj.org/article/0b0346d11ffe4acf8e140c7aec812a5e DE EN ger eng Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH https://verfassungsblog.de/icelands-ongoing-constitutional-fight/ https://doaj.org/toc/2366-7044 2366-7044 https://doaj.org/article/0b0346d11ffe4acf8e140c7aec812a5e Verfassungsblog, Iss 2366-7044 Icelandic Constitution Law K article ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T23:16:23Z Six years ago, the reform of the Icelandic constitution drafted by a directly elected Constitutional Council and approved in a national referendum was shelved by Parliament. But the problems with democracy in Iceland which prompted the reform back in the day still exist: a lack of electoral equality, of fair access to natural resources, and of transparency. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles
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description Six years ago, the reform of the Icelandic constitution drafted by a directly elected Constitutional Council and approved in a national referendum was shelved by Parliament. But the problems with democracy in Iceland which prompted the reform back in the day still exist: a lack of electoral equality, of fair access to natural resources, and of transparency.
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