Iceland's Citizen Constitution: the Window Remains Wide Open

Iceland is, once again, in political turmoil after the Panama Papers revelations. This might revitalize a project which had fascinated constitutionalists from all over the world before it seemingly was derailed by the political establishment – a new constitution written by the citizens of Iceland th...

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Main Author: Thorvaldur Gylfason
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:German
English
Published: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a23a5927ba33445da44e2fef141f5953
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Summary:Iceland is, once again, in political turmoil after the Panama Papers revelations. This might revitalize a project which had fascinated constitutionalists from all over the world before it seemingly was derailed by the political establishment – a new constitution written by the citizens of Iceland themselves.