Iceland 1930

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Identifikator:: 1830571079

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-221162

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Iceland 1930

Edition:: 2. ed.

Place of publication:: Reykjavík

Publisher:: Ríkisprentsmiđjan Gutenberg

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: 193 S.; Tab., Kt., Taf.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Document type:: Monograph

Structure type:: Chapter

Title:: Constitution and law

Collection:: Economics Books

25 position and rights of its subjects, is introduced in the parliament of the country where these bills have originated, they shall be submitted to the advisory body for consideration, unless this involves serious diffi- culties. The advisory body shall propose amendments to such clauses in the bills as may be thought to conflict with the interests of the other country or those of its subjects. This committee shall also frame bills aiming at cooperation between both countries and at conformity in their respective legislation and to take part in inter-Scandinavian coopera- tion in the sphere of legislation. The committee at present comprises 8 members and has ‘up to now assembled once a year, alternately in Iceland and Denmark. — As regards the court of arbitration the act provides that if differences of opinion arise concerning the provisions of this act, which cannot be adjusted by the governments, the matter shall be laid before a court of arbitration consisting of four members, two to be appointed by thé supreme court of each country. This court of arbitration shall settle the differences by majori- ty of votes. But in case of a tie, the matter shall be submitted to an arbi- trator appointed alternately by the Swedish and Norwegian governments. Finally there are in this act provisions concerning the abrogation of the act; according to which either Althingi or the Rigsdag may, after the 31st of Dec. 1940 demand a revision of this act of union, and if negotiations do not result in a new treaty within three years from the submission of such a demand, either parliament may pass a resolution to the effect that the treaty contained in the act be abolished. But in order to make this resolution valid a two-thirds vote of either house of the Rigsdag and the same number of votes in the united Althingi is required. This resolution must subsequently be submitted to a referendum in which at least three-fourths of the parliamentary electorate exercise their vote, and three-fourths of the votes cast must be in favour of the abrogation of the treaty. . The union of Iceland and Denmark, according to the act of union, belongs to the domain of international, not constitutional, law. Both countries are sovereign states. Neither is superior to the other in the union, and there is no State superior to them. Whether the union is to be termed a personal union or a real union, depends on what con- ceptions these terms are intended to imply. If it is called a real union, it must be observed that it is an unusually loose one, as the two countries have no supreme authority of State in common except the king. The advisory committee is indeed common for both countries, but being only advisorv. it cannot be looked upon as invested with constitutional power.

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