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The Supreme Court was founded on 14 February 1661 by King Frederik III as a replacement of King Christian IV's King's Court (da. Kongens Retterting).It was based at first Copenhagen Castle later Christiansborg Palace, which was built in its place on the same site at Slotsholmen, and originally consisted of 30 justices.
The Supreme Court was founded on 14 February 1661 by King Frederik III, yet can trace its roots back even further to the now-defunct King's Court of King Christian IV (Kongens Retterting). As its name indicates, the Supreme Court is the highest court in the Kingdom of Denmark and its judgments cannot be appealed to another Danish court.
Denmark has no specialised constitutional court and thus the question on the constitutionality of a law is to be contested before the ordinary courts. All courts are able to rule on the constitutionality of a law, but in practice such highly political cases would be appealed to the Supreme Court. [citation needed]
Denmark’s Supreme Court on Wednesday overruled two lower courts, saying a cartoon depicting Copenhagen’s The Little Mermaid statue as a zombie and a photo of it with a face mask did not ...
Christiansborg Palace (Danish: Christiansborg Slot; pronounced [kʰʁestjænsˈpɒˀ ˈslʌt]) is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the seat of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget), [1] the Danish Prime Minister's Office, [2] and the Supreme Court of Denmark. [1]
Christiansborg Palace houses the Folketing, the Supreme Court, and government offices. Denmark is a representative democracy with universal suffrage. [N 12] Membership of the Folketing is based on proportional representation of political parties, [92] with a 2% electoral threshold.
The Danish Court Administration (Danish: Domstolsstyrelsen) is the national council of the judiciary of Denmark. It is an independent institution responsible for the management and development of the Danish court system and Appeals Permission Board. [1] The Danish Court Administration was established on July 1, 1999.
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