Who Checks Iceland’s Crisis Powers?
A new bill would give Iceland’s emergency decisions a clearer legal foundation. It also addresses what happens when the response goes wrong.
Iceland’s government submitted a civil protection bill to Alþingi, the country’s parliament, on November 3. It remains a proposal awaiting parliamentary consideration.
Acting in danger
The bill would put the National Commissioner of Police’s emergency authority into law. Its explanatory notes say authorities have previously relied on unwritten emergency p…
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