Denmark’s highest court, hearing appeals in civil and criminal cases, generally on points of principle. There is no separate constitutional court, so the Supreme Court also decides constitutional questions.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- supreme
- Court type
- Supreme court for civil and criminal matters
- Jurisdiction
- National — final appeal
- Seat
- Copenhagen
- Composition
- Around eighteen justices sitting in panels.
- Appointment
- Appointed by the Monarch on the recommendation of the independent Judicial Appointments Council.
- Languages
- Danish
Where an appeal goes next
None domestically; the European Court of Human Rights may follow.
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