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Iceland

Civil law (Nordic)Unitary parliamentary republicReviewed· 2026-08-02
Capital
Reykjavík
Population
390,000
Languages
Icelandic
Currency
ISK

Iceland · Courts

Court structure of Iceland

Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.

The hierarchy, top to bottom

Supreme — Hæstiréttur Íslands
Court of last resort; hears cases by leave.
Appellate — Landsréttur
Court of Appeal created in 2018 to add an intermediate tier.
First instance — District Courts (Héraðsdómstólar)
Eight district courts.

Every court in the hierarchy

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