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
- NOVEMBER 7, 2002DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Masja Juel, Miss Denmark, the most forceful of the...
Masja Juel, Miss Denmark, the most forceful of the boycotters, said in one interview: "I knew I had to make a choice
- NOVEMBER 7, 2002DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
The Russian-based Revolutionary Contact Association,...
The Russian-based Revolutionary Contact Association, which describes itself as a body of Russian dissidents, has sent an appeal to the Danish government and the "international democratic community" to prevent the possible extradition of Chechen presidenti
- NOVEMBER 5, 2002DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Harlem Desir, French member of the European Parliament's...
Harlem Desir, French member of the European Parliament's Socialist Group, expressed concern that envisaging the extradition of Mr Akhmed Zakaiev, who was arrested at Russia's request when representing the Chechen President Mashkadov at the World Congress
- OCTOBER 30, 2002DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Akhmed Zakayev, one of Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov's...
Akhmed Zakayev, one of Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov's closest associates, was arrested on October 26 in Denmark after Moscow accused him of involvement in the theater siege and other "terror attacks
- OCTOBER 3, 2002DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Miss Denmark joined a boycott of the Miss World pageant...
Miss Denmark joined a boycott of the Miss World pageant to protest against a death sentence imposed on a Nigerian Muslim woman accused of having sex outside marriage
- MAY 3, 2002DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark signed Protocol 13 to the European Convention...
Denmark signed Protocol 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights, which ensures the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2002DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978
- JULY 11, 2001DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
The right-wing opposition Danish People's Party's spokesman...
The right-wing opposition Danish People's Party's spokesman for foreign affairs protested against Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games, Danish radio reported
- APRIL 25, 2001DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Denmark was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001
- JANUARY 1, 2001DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978
Denmark has been abolitionist since 1978
- APRIL 26, 2000DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
Denmark cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty...
Denmark cosponsored the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- MARCH 27, 2000DenmarkDEATH PENALTY
At the 56° session of the Commission on Human Rights,...
At the 56° session of the Commission on Human Rights, Foreign Affairs Minister Helveg Petersen said that the Commission on Human Rights should take a firm stand on the abolition of the death penalty