Judicial Branch
The judiciary consists of the Supreme Court or Hæstiréttur, justices are appointed for life by the president, and district courts. The constitution protects the judiciary from infringement by the other two branches. The judicial system of Iceland is very similar to that of Norway, almost identical, according to the famous corruption hunter, Norwegian-born French-Norwegian Eva Joly.
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