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 PENALTYDENMARK 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, 2011United StatesDEATH 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