DenmarkDet danske demokrati og retssamfundet 33 · Danish democracy and the rule of law
Can the Supreme Court (Højesteret) say that a law must not be applied because it is contrary to the Constitution?
In the exam (Danish)
Kan Højesteret sige, at en lov ikke må bruges, fordi den strider mod grundloven?
- aYes, the courts can set aside a law that is contrary to the Constitution.Ja, domstolene kan se bort fra en lov, der strider mod grundloven.Correct answer
- bNo, only the Folketing (the Danish Parliament) can decide on that.Nej, det er kun Folketinget, der kan tage stilling til det.
Why?
The courts can review whether a law is contrary to the Constitution, and the Supreme Court has the last word. This happens very rarely: in 1999 the Supreme Court set aside a law for the first time, in the Tvind case.
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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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A man is suspected of theft. How should he be regarded before a judgment has been given?Correct answer:As innocent until a court has convicted him.
En mand er mistænkt for tyveri. Hvordan skal han regnes, før der er faldet en dom? — Som uskyldig, indtil en domstol har dømt ham.
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Does a person who is charged in a serious criminal case have the right to a defence lawyer, even if he does not have much money?Correct answer:Yes, the court can give him a defence lawyer, whom the state pays for at first.
Har en person, der er tiltalt i en alvorlig straffesag, ret til en forsvarer, selv om han ikke har mange penge? — Ja, retten kan give ham en forsvarer, som staten betaler først.
Source
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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