National Court (Iceland)

National Court
Landsdómur
Established1905
JurisdictionIceland
LocationReykjavík
Composition method
Authorized byConstitution No. 33/1944
National Court Act No. 3/1963
Judge term length6 years (Parliament appointees)
Number of positions15 (by statute)
Websitelandsdómur.is (in Icelandic)

The National Court (Icelandic: Landsdómur [ˈlan(t)sˌtouːmʏr̥]) is a special high court in Iceland established in 1905 to handle cases where members of the Cabinet are suspected of criminal behaviour.[1]

  1. ^ "Islands tidligere statsminister stilles for riksrett". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. NTB. September 28, 2010. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2010.