Article 57
Meetings of Althingi shall be held in public. Nevertheless, the President of
Althingi, or the quorum stipulated by the rules of procedure, may request that
all those not Members of Althingi be excluded. The meeting shall then decide
whether the matter shall be debated in a public or a closed session.
Article 58
The rules of procedure of Althingi shall be determined by law.
V.
Article 59
The organization of the judiciary can only be established by law.
Article 60
Judges settle all disputes regarding the competence of the authorities. No one
seeking a ruling thereon can, however, temporarily evade obeying an order
from the authorities by submitting the matter for a judicial decision.
Article 61
In the performance of their official duties, judges shall be guided solely by the
law. Those judges who do not also have administrative functions cannot be
discharged from office except by a judicial decision, nor may they be
transferred to another office against their will, except in the event of reorganization of the judiciary. However, a judge who has reached the age of 65
may be released from office, but Judges of the Supreme Court shall not lose
any of their salary.
VI.
Article 62
The Evangelical Lutheran Church shall be the State Church in Iceland and, as
such, it shall be supported and protected by the State.
This may be amended by law.
Article 63
All persons have the right to form religious associations and to practice their
religion in conformity with their individual convictions. Nothing may however be
preached or practised which is prejudicial to good morals or public order.
Article 64
No one may lose any of his civil or national rights on account of his religion, nor
may anyone refuse to perform any generally applicable civil duty on religious
grounds.
