The eight district courts are the general courts of first instance for civil and criminal matters across Iceland.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- first instance
- Court type
- General courts of first instance
- Jurisdiction
- National (eight districts)
- Seat
- Various
- Composition
- Professional judges, sometimes with expert assessors.
- Languages
- Icelandic
Where an appeal goes next
Appeal to Landsréttur.
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