29 November 2018
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, of fair access to natural resources, and of transparency. Continue reading >>
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06 April 2016
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 themselves. Continue reading >>
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30 March 2013
Putsch: Iceland‘s crowd-sourced constitution killed by parliament
Following its spectacular plunge from grace in 2008 when its […] Continue reading >>30 March 2013