Icelandic Constitutional Reform

Höfundar: Catherine Dupré; Ágúst Þór Árnason (Útgáfa: 1)
Icelandic Constitutional Reform

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This collection documents, analyses, and reflects on the Icelandic constitutional reform between 2009 and 2017. It offers a unique insight into this process by providing first-hand accounts of its different stages and core issues. Its 12 substantive chapters are written by the main actors in the reform, including the Chair of the Constitutional Council that drafted the 2011 Proposal for a New Constitution.

Part I opens with an address by the President of the Republic and positions the constitutional reform in its full complexity and longer-term perspective, going beyond the frequent portrayal of that process in international discussion as being solely a result of the 2008 financial crisis. Part II offers a nuanced and contextualised reflection on Iceland’s innovative approach to consultation and drafting involving lay participants, including its twenty-first-century digital take on ‘the people,’ which attracted international attention as ‘crowdsourcing.

’ Part III analyses the main constitutional amendment proposals, and focuses on natural resources and environmental protection, which lie at the heart of Iceland’s identity. The final part reflects on the reform’s wider significance and includes an interview with the current Prime Minister, who is now taking the reform forward. The volume provides a basis for reflection on a groundbreaking constitutional reform in a democratic context.

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Útgefandi
Taylor & Francis
ISBN
9781351031882
Print ISBN
9781138491854
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
1
Höfundar
Catherine Dupré; Ágúst Þór Árnason
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2020-10-12
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
2
Afritunar takmörkun
2

Kaflar

  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • In Memoriam: Ágúst Þór Árnason
  • Contributors and editors
  • The constitutional reform at a glance
  • 1 Introduction: making sense of the Icelandic constitutional reform
  • Part I Contexts
  • 2 The President and the Constitution
  • 3 The reform of the 1944 Constitution and Icelandic constitutionalism
  • 4 Iceland’s near-death experience
  • Part II Drafters and drafting processes
  • 5 The role and impact of the Constitutional Commission in preparing the constitutional revision
  • 6 The work of the 2011 Constitutional Council: a democratic experiment in constitution-making
  • 7 Crowdsourcing the 2011 Proposal for a New Constitution: when experts and the crowd disagree
  • Part III Constitutional proposals and bills
  • 8 The 2011 Proposal for a New Constitution: analysis and critical comments
  • 9 The 2016 Bill of the Constitutional Committee: three proposals for reforming the 1944 Constitution
  • 10 Natural resources and the reform of the Icelandic Constitution
  • 11 Would Article 79 of the 2016 Bill make much difference? Some considerations on the legal consequences of the proposed constitutional environmental provision
  • Part IV Reflections
  • 12 Iceland’s new constitution is not solely a local concern
  • 13 A politician’s perspective
  • 14 Conclusion: what has changed?
  • Index