Denmark
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- constitutional parliamentary monarchy
- CONSTITUTION
- June 5, 1953; changed several times, last in 2009 (Danish succession act)
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- civil law; judicial review of legislative texts is provided; subject to the mandatory jurisdiction of the ICJ with reservations
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, People's Assembly (Folketinge)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court (composed of the president of the court and 18 judges); Special Court of Impeachment and Review; 2 High Courts; Maritime and Commercial Court; county courts
RELIGIONS
Lutheran Evangelical (official) 74.7%, Muslim 5.5%, other/none/unspecified (denominations under 1% each in descending order of size include Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Serbian Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Baptist, Buddhist, Church of Jesus Christ, Pentecostal, and non-denominational Christian) 19.8% (estimate 2019)
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2020DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
- JANUARY 1, 2019DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
- JANUARY 1, 2018DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
- JANUARY 1, 2017DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
- JANUARY 1, 2016DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
- JANUARY 1, 2015DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
- JANUARY 1, 2014DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
- APRIL 9, 2013DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
DENMARK STOPS AID TO IRAN’S FIGHT AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKING
The Danish government has decided to cut its aids to Iran’s anti-drug program, say Danish
- JANUARY 1, 2013DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
- JANUARY 1, 2012DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978.
- JUNE 11, 2011DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
USA - Lundbeck told the Financial Times that the firm is taking new hard-line measures to block its use for lethal injection
USA - Lundbeck told the Financial Times that the firm is taking new hard-line measures to block its use for lethal injection
- JUNE 8, 2011DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
USA - Lundbeck said today that it was urgently seeking ways to stop prisons from using Pentobarbital
USA - Lundbeck said today that it was urgently seeking ways to stop prisons from using Pentobarbital