Constitution

• Danmarks Riges Grundlov [Constitutional Act of the Kingdom of Denmark] (external link) 5 June 1953

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Executive

• Prime Minister (external link)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (external link)

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Judicial

• COURTS: Part of the Danish justice system, with one local court: Velkommen til Færøerne (external link)

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Legislative

• PARLIAMENT: Føroya Løgting (external link)
• Færøsk lovsamling (Danish) (external link)
• Logasavn (Føroyskt) (external link)

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Legal Guides

• Global Legal Information Catalog: Faroe Islands (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
• Global Legal Monitor: Faroe Islands (Law Library of Congress)
• Law Library of Congress Search: Faroe Islands (Library of Congress)
• World Legal Information Institute: Faroe Islands (external link) (WorldLII)

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General Sources

• The Icelandic and Faroese Collections at the Library of Congress (Library of Congress)
• BBC News: Faroe Islands Profile (external link)
• Consular Information Sheet: Denmark (U.S. Dept. of State) includes the Faroe Islands
• NATIONAL LIBRARY: Føroya Landsbókasavn / National Library of the Faroe Islands (external link)
• NEWS: Sosialurin (external link)
• World Factbook: Faroe Islands (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)

For more information on the Faroe Islands, see:

• Global Legal Monitor: Faroe Islands
• Law Library of Congress Search: Faroe Islands

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Last Updated: 02/24/2017