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Government Prepares Increased Customs Monitoring
Legislation is underway that grants the Icelandic Customs Authority increased authority to examine travellers’ luggage without prior consent, mbl.is reports. However, selected individuals will be notified retroactively. The bill is currently under preparation by the Ministry of Finance and published in the…
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Victims Of Digital Sexual Violence Mostly Children, Data Shows
It has just been over a year since Áslaug Árna Sigurbjörnsdóttir’s bill legislation on digital sexual violence had been approved unanimously as law by the Alþingi. It states that anyone who acquires, distributes, or publishes a photo, film, text or similar material…
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Rumblings Of Dissent In Independence Party Over Equal Pay Bill
Rumblings of opposition to Iceland’s progressive new equal pay bill are rumoured in the Independence Party, reports RÚV. Independence Party MP, Óli Björn Kárason, chairman of the Economic Affairs and Trade Committee said that he made known his dissatisfaction when the bill…
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Proposed Law Defines Minister’s Emergency Decree Powers
On Wednesday, amendments to the Law on civil protection were proposed on Alþingi, defining a Minister’s powers to rule by decree in case of emergencies. This was reported by RÚV. The Minister involved would be any minister in charge of civil protection.…
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Minister Promises Law Against Racial Discrimination
Welfare Minister Eygló Harðardóttir has announced that, come next fall, the Ministry intends to propose legislation against racial discrimination. This was reported by RÚV. According to RÚV, ‘the notion of equal rights’ will thereby be ‘extended, making it also apply to race…