Autore
Thorarensen, Björg

Titolo
Constitutional Consequences of the Economic Crisis in Iceland
Periodico
Diritto pubblico
Anno: 2015 - Fascicolo: 3 - Pagina iniziale: 723 - Pagina finale: 748

Moving from an analysis of post-2008 economic and political turmoil in Iceland,the article focuses on two controversial aspects of the reforms made in responseto the institutional crisis arising from the collapse of the banking system. Thefirst involves legislative reforms known as the 'Emergency Act' restricting constitutionally-protected property rights, mainly of foreign creditors, and the problemsof constitutional review by judges in relation to such measures. The secondregards the process of constitutional amendment triggered by the economiccrisis, focusing on the innovative routes of the reform process, where great emphasiswas put on the involvement of the public and the exclusion of politiciansor political parties from the drafting stages of a new constitution.



SICI: 1721-8985(2015)3<723:CCOTEC>2.0.ZU;2-6
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