Iceland’s Constitution of 1944 with Amendments through 2013

Judicial Independence

 
Article 70. Everyone shall, for the determination of his rights and obligations or in the event of a criminal charge against him, be entitled, following a fair trial and within a reasonable time, to the resolution of an independent and impartial court of law. A hearing by a court of law shall take place in public, except if the judge decides otherwise as provided for by law in the interest of morals, public order, the security of the State or the interests of the parties. […]
 

Judicial Council or Parallel Institution

 
Article 20. The President appoints public officials as provided by law. […]