Indre Finnmark District Court
This court was officially bilingual in that all work (oral or written) could be done in either the Norwegian language or the Northern Sami language. The court had an additional responsibility (based on section 110 of the Constitution of Norway) that other district courts did not have: to protect the customs and identity of the Sami people as well as the rights of Sami-speaking people to have the full access of the law in this court.
The court was a court of first instance. Its judicial duties were mainly to settle criminal cases and to resolve civil litigation as well as bankruptcy. The administration and registration tasks of the court included death registration, issuing certain certificates, performing duties of a notary public, and officiating civil wedding ceremonies. Cases from this court were heard by a combination of professional judges and lay judges.
History
The court was established on 1 January 2004 and its official opening was on 23 June 2004. The court was established by a recommendation to support the Sami language-speaking region of Finnmark. On 26 April 2021, the court was merged with the Øst-Finnmark District Court to create the new Indre og Østre Finnmark District Court.
References
- ^ "Sis-Finnmárkku diggegoddi - Indre Finnmark district court". Norwegian National Courts Administration. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Om Indre Finnmark tingrett" (in Norwegian). Indre Finnmark tingrett. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Samisk dimensjon" (in Norwegian). Indre Finnmark tingrett. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Funderud Skogvang, Susann, ed. (8 April 2013). "Indre Finnmark tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Gisle, Jon, ed. (14 February 2022). "Tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Kort historie" (in Norwegian). Indre Finnmark tingrett. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Forskrift om inndelingen av rettskretser og lagdømmer". Lovdata.no (in Norwegian). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2022.