Icelandic Constitutional Reform 2010–2020

The Icelandic constitution was passed on June 17, 1944. Amendments were passed in 1959, 1984, 1991, 1995, and, 1999. None of them introduced any significant changes to the original document. The financial crisis of 2008 caused a decline in public trust of politicians and the existing political syste...

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Published in:Studia Scandinavica
Main Author: Wszołek, Anna
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Polish
Published: Uniwersytet Gdański 2021
Subjects:
Islandia
konstytucja
reforma
społeczeństwo
uczestnictwo
Iceland
constitution
reform
society
participation
Online Access:https://czasopisma.bg.ug.edu.pl/index.php/SS/article/view/6611
https://doi.org/10.26881/ss.2021.25.10
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Summary:The Icelandic constitution was passed on June 17, 1944. Amendments were passed in 1959, 1984, 1991, 1995, and, 1999. None of them introduced any significant changes to the original document. The financial crisis of 2008 caused a decline in public trust of politicians and the existing political system in Icelandic society. Icelanders began to demand a review of the constitution. Constitutional reform began in 2010 and continues to this day. The Icelandic constitution was passed on June 17, 1944. Amendments were passed in 1959, 1984, 1991, 1995, and, 1999. None of them introduced any significant changes to the original document. The financial crisis of 2008 caused a decline in public trust of politicians and the existing political system in Icelandic society. Icelanders began to demand a review of the constitution. Constitutional reform began in 2010 and continues to this day.

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