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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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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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