This page of the Icelandic government’s website provides Icelandic laws translated into English. Laws are presented in PDF format, with links to amendments (in Icelandic) passed since the translations were made. The legislation can be searched by keyword and browsed by government department and subject.
This English-language version of the website for the Icelandic Prime Minister’s Office includes translations of the Constitution of the Republic of Iceland, the Administrative Procedures Act (No. 37/1993) and the Information Act (No. 140/2012). It also provides policy summaries, news and basic information about the Prime Minister’s Office.
English version of the Icelandic Finance and Economic Affairs Ministry’s website. Has a substantial collection of translated acts and regulations concerning taxation, public procurement, foreign currency, securities and other matters for which the department is reponsible. Also provides several reports in English, as well as news and basic information about the Ministry.
Iceland section of WorldLII's Countries service. The site offers browse and search facilities highlighting resources dealing with courts and case law, legislation, law journals and governmental sites. A stored search will automatically search for materials relating to Iceland on all of the WorldLII catalog or databases. This section of WorldLII was developed from work initiated by Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII).
Official site for the European Free Trade Association Court. The EFTA operates under the Stockholm Convention in the day-to-day management of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) and the coordination and development of trade agreements with third countries. The Court fulfils the judicial function within EFTA and has jurisdiction with regard to EFTA States which are parties to the European Economic Area Agreement (currently Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Norway).
Website of the Nordic Council and Nordic Council of Ministers. The site provides information about official cooperation between the governments and parliaments of Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland. It also has facts and figures about the Nordic region, news. The Resources section includes teaching materials for schools, maps, photographs and links to dictionaries of the Nordic languages. The site is available in English and the Scandinavian languages.
Althingi is the name of the Icelandic parliament. Basic information is available in English and Danish, covering the nature and operation of the Icelandic parliamentary system. There is also a list of current members of parliament. More detailed information concerning parliamentary business and debates is offered in Icelandic only. The legislation of Iceland is also published here (in Icelandic), in the section entitled "Lagasafn".
Free online version of 'Scandinavian Studies in Law', a series of books published by the Stockholm Institute for Scandinavian Law at Stockholm University. The series covers the law of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and presents articles by Scandinavian lawyers and legal scholars translated into English. Each volume focuses on a particular legal topic. All but the last few volumes can be accessed for free using the 'Sc.St.L. Database'. The Scandinavian Studies in Law website also includes a list of abbreviations used in the series, and a help page.
Website of the Icelandic Bar Association, which represents lawyers practising in Iceland. The site has a limited amount of information in English and Danish, but it is mostly in Icelandic. There is a directory of lawyers which can be browsed by region or by practice area.
Website of the Supreme Court of Iceland, the highest judicial authority in Iceland. To display the English section of the site, select 'English' then click on the black arrows. The website provides limited information about the history and role of the Supreme Court, court procedure and the court building. The last page of the English section summarises what is available in Icelandic on the website; this includes judgments and details of current court business. Contact information can be found under the heading "Um Hæstarétt". The site also has a Danish section.
