Supreme Court of Denmark

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The Supreme Court of Denmark is the country's highest judicial authority, serving as the final court of appeal for civil and criminal cases.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ
supreme court ⓘ
applies Danish case law precedent ⓘ
Danish statutory law ⓘ
appointingAuthorityOfJudges Monarch of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Konge af Danmark
buildingSharedWith Folketing ⓘ
Prime Minister’s Office of Denmark ⓘ
canReferQuestionsTo Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ
canReview administrative decisions through judicial review mechanisms ⓘ
compositionType collegial court ⓘ
country Denmark ⓘ
countryCapital Copenhagen ⓘ
decisionsAre binding on lower Danish courts ⓘ
doesNot conduct jury trials ⓘ
establishedIn 1661 ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver civil law cases at final instance ⓘ
criminal law cases at final instance ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.hoejesteret.dk ⓘ
hasSealOrEmblem Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
headedBy President of the Supreme Court of Denmark ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom Eastern High Court ⓘ
High Courts of Denmark ⓘ
Western High Court ⓘ
hearsCasesInPanelsOf usually 5 judges ⓘ
judicialIndependence independent from executive branch ⓘ
independent from legislative branch ⓘ
jurisdiction Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark
languageOfProceedings Danish ⓘ
legalSystem Nordic legal system ⓘ
civil law ⓘ
locatedIn Capital Region of Denmark ⓘ
Christiansborg Palace ⓘ
Copenhagen ⓘ
Slotsholmen ⓘ
locatedInBuildingCompletedIn 1928 ⓘ
mayReview questions of fact in exceptional cases ⓘ
maySitInEnlargedPanelOf 7 judges ⓘ
9 judges ⓘ
nativeName Højesteret ⓘ
oversees uniform interpretation of Danish law ⓘ
partOf Judiciary of Denmark ⓘ
precededBy King’s Court ⓘ
primaryFunction review questions of law ⓘ
role final court of appeal for civil cases in Denmark ⓘ
final court of appeal for criminal cases in Denmark ⓘ
highest judicial authority in Denmark ⓘ
subjectTo Constitution of Denmark ⓘ
typeOfAppealSystem mainly written procedure with oral hearings ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Christiansborg Palace → houses → Supreme Court of Denmark ⓘ
1953 Constitution of Denmark → establishesInstitution → Supreme Court of Denmark ⓘ
Slotsholmen → hasLandmark → The Supreme Court of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Denmark
Supreme Court of Denmark → nativeName → Højesteret ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Denmark
Royal Stables (Christiansborg Palace) → near → Supreme Court of Denmark ⓘ
subject linked to: Royal Stables
Stormbroen → near → Supreme Court of Denmark ⓘ
Christiansborg Riding Grounds → near → Supreme Court of Denmark ⓘ
Proviantgården → near → Supreme Court of Denmark ⓘ