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Personal Law Personal law deals with various personal rights and obligations which are closely related to the individual's mental and physical existence, such as the inviolability of one's person and...

Operations and state assets State operations are extensive in scope and functions involved in the state's financial and operational infrastructure include accounting for public agencies, disseminatio...

Natural Resources Iceland is rich in natural resources, which provide to a significant extent the basis for the Icelandic society and economy. Knowledge of the nature and situation of resources at al...

Local Authorities and Regional Policy Local authorities control and are responsible for their own administration as provided for by law and Art. 78 of the . Issues concerning local authorities are un...

Life and Health The Health Services Act provides for the organisation of healthcare services. Its objective is to afford all Icelanders with access to the best available healthcare which can be provi...

Law and Order Icelandic law is primarily comprised of statutes adopted by Althingi, the Icelandic parliament, but also includes orders issued by the executive branch of the state, mainly in the form ...

Labour Market and Employment The Labour Code is under the auspices of the Ministry of Social Affairs, which is ultimately responsible for this function of government. Legislation on labour and employ...

Information Society Public services are organised on democratic principles to serve efficiently the needs of the general public as well as business and industry. A good knowledge of information techn...

Human Rights and Equality Human rights are the natural entitlement of all persons, of whatever nation, regardless of their residence, gender, nationality, race, religion, language or other status. Al...

Human Resources The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs manages personnel matters and affairs of state employees, as provided for by law and a presidential decree on Government Offices. This inc...

Governance and National Symbols Governance refers to the basic principles of the structure and administration of the Icelandic state. The Constitution of the republic of Iceland provides for the stat...

Foreign Nationals Issues of immigration and foreign nationals in Iceland are primarily the responsibility of two ministries and a number of public agencies. The Ministry of Justice handles tasks conc...

Foreign Affairs Iceland is actively involved in the work of international institutions as well as in bilateral co-operation with other states. The role of the foreign service is to maintain reliable ...

Environment, Climate and Nature Protection The Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate is responsible for most matters concerning environmental protection and nature conservation. However, en...

Elections The Ministry of Justice oversees legislation on and the holding of general elections in Iceland. These include elections to the national parliament, Althingi; presidential elections; munici...

Education The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture is responsible for the implementation of legislation pertaining to all school levels from pre-primary and compulsory education through the upp...

Economic affairs and public finances Economic prosperity rests on a successful implementation of an ambitious long term strategy for the economy. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs plays a ...

Culture The Arts, Cultural Heritage, Sports and Youth affairs The Icelandic government considers it part of its role to create the conditions for artistic variety, creativity and initiative to flouri...

Consumer Affairs Consumer affairs are a concern in many areas of public administration. The traditional definition of a consumer is an individual who purchases goods or services, with the purchase no...

Business and Industry Industrial activity in Iceland has always been based to a major extent on utilisation of natural resources, such as fisheries, agriculture and energy-intensive industry. In rece...