In Iceland, legal scholar argues proposed law establishing hierarchy of statutes doesn't violate constitution

An Icelandic law professor says Parliament can pass the government’s Protocol 35 bill without breaching the Constitution. However, he predicts that the legislation will probably face an early legal challenge. Hafsteinn Dan Kristjánsson said the proposal would not allow foreign law to override Iceland’s Constitution. Instead, it would establish which of two conflicting Icelandic statutes should take priority when one implements obligations under the European Economic Area agreement. [ . . . ] The bill has completed its first parliamentary debate and is now before the Foreign Affairs Committee. Earlier discussions of the issue have stressed that priority for EEA-implementing rules would not transfer legislative power abroad. Hafsteinn said Parliament could still adopt later legislation that knowingly departs from an EEA obligation, provided lawmakers did so clearly and accepted the political and legal consequences.
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