DenmarkDet danske demokrati og retssamfundet 30 · Danish democracy and the rule of law
Søren is unhappy with the judgment he has received in the district court (byretten). What can he usually do?
In the exam (Danish)
Søren er utilfreds med den dom, han har fået i byretten. Hvad kan han som regel gøre?
- aComplain to the Folketing (the Danish Parliament), which can change the judgment.Klage til Folketinget, som kan ændre dommen.
- bNothing, because a judgment can never be tried again.Ingenting, for en dom kan aldrig prøves igen.
- cAppeal the judgment to the High Court (landsretten).Anke dommen til landsretten.Correct answer
Why?
A judgment from the district court can usually be appealed to the High Court. The case is then heard again by a higher court.
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Can a minister decide what judgment a judge should give in a case?Correct answer:No, judges are independent and must only follow the law.
Kan en minister bestemme, hvilken dom en dommer skal give i en sag? — Nej, dommerne er uafhængige og skal kun følge loven.
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Can the Supreme Court (Højesteret) say that a law must not be applied because it is contrary to the Constitution?Correct answer:Yes, the courts can set aside a law that is contrary to the Constitution.
Kan Højesteret sige, at en lov ikke må bruges, fordi den strider mod grundloven? — Ja, domstolene kan se bort fra en lov, der strider mod grundloven.
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Who are "domsmænd"?Correct answer:Ordinary citizens who judge together with a judge.
Hvem er domsmænd? — Almindelige borgere, som dømmer sammen med en dommer.
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In which cases are there jurors (nævninger)?Correct answer:In the most serious criminal cases, e.g. murder.
I hvilke sager er der nævninger? — I de alvorligste straffesager, fx drab.
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Questions from past citizenship tests (danskogproever.dk), reproduced verbatim in Danish with the official answers by permission of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), and our own practice questions on the facts of the study material “Læremateriale til Indfødsretsprøven” and on Danish values. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Danish. Current-affairs questions and questions whose official answer no longer holds have been left out. We are not affiliated with SIRI.
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