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Citizenship and Nationality

Denmark
  • English
    (1) No alien shall be naturalized except by statute.
    … (Sec. 44)
  • Danish
    Stk. 1. Ingen udlænding kan få indfødsret uden ved lov.
    … (§ 44)

Education

Denmark
  • English
    All children of school age shall be entitled to free instruction in primary schools. Parents or guardians making their own arrangements for their children or wards to receive instruction equivalent to the general primary school standard shall not be obliged to have their children or wards taught in a publicly provided school. (Sec. 76)
  • Danish
    Alle børn i den undervisningspligtige alder har ret til fri undervisning i folkeskolen. Forældre eller værger, der selv sørger for, at børnene får en undervisning, der kan stå mål med, hvad der almindeligvis kræves i folkeskolen, er ikke pligtige at lade børnene undervise i folkeskolen. (§ 76)

Employment Rights and Protection

Denmark
  • English
    (1) In order to advance the public interest, efforts shall be made to guarantee work for every able-bodied citizen on terms that will secure his existence.
    … (Sec. 75)
  • Danish
    Stk. 1. Til fremme af almenvellet bør det tilstræbes, at enhver arbejdsduelig borger har mulighed for arbejde på vilkår, der betrygger hans tilværelse.
    … (§ 75)

Equality and Non-Discrimination

Denmark
  • English
    All legislative privileges attaching to nobility, title, and rank shall be abolished. (Sec. 83)
  • Danish
    Enhver i lovgivningen til adel, titel og rang knyttet forret er afskaffet. (§ 83)

Limitations and/or Derogations

Denmark
  • English
    In an emergency the King may, when the Folketing cannot assemble, issue provisional laws, provided that they shall not be at variance with the Constitutional Act, and that they shall always, immediately on the assembling of the Folketing, be submitted to it for approval or rejection. (Sec. 23)
  • Danish
    I særdeles påtrængende tilfælde kan kongen, når Folketinget ikke kan samles, udstede foreløbige love, der dog ikke må stride mod grundloven og altid straks efter Folketingets sammentræden skal forelægges dette til godkendelse eller forkastelse. (§ 23)

Marriage and Family Life

Denmark
  • English
    …
    (2) Any person unable to support himself or his family shall, when no other person is responsible for his or their maintenance, be entitled to receive public assistance, provided that he shall comply with the obligations imposed by statute in such respect. (Sec. 75)
  • Danish
    …
    Stk. 2. Den, der ikke selv kan ernære sig eller sine, og hvis forsørgelse ikke påhviler nogen anden, er berettiget til hjælp af det offentlige, dog mod at underkaste sig de forpligtelser, som loven herom påbyder. (§ 75)

Participation in Public Life and Institutions

Denmark
  • English
    Every male person able to bear arms shall be liable with his person to contribute to the defence of his country under such rules as are laid down by statute. (Sec. 81)
  • Danish
    Enhver våbenfør mand er forpligtet til med sin person at bidrage til fædrelandets forsvar efter de nærmere bestemmelser, som loven foreskriver. (§ 81)

Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure

Denmark
  • English
    No fiefs, estates tail in land, or estates tail in personal property or family estates shall be created in future. (Sec. 84)
  • Danish
    Intet len, stamhus, fideikommisgods eller andet familiefideikommis kan for fremtiden oprettes. (§ 84)

Property, Inheritance and Land Tenure

Denmark
  • English
    (1) The right of property shall be inviolable.
    … (Sec. 73)
  • Danish
    Stk. 1. Ejendomsretten er ukrænkelig.
    … (§ 73)

Protection from Violence

Denmark
  • English
    …
    (2) Associations employing violence, or aiming at the attainment of their object by violence, by instigation to violence, or by similar punishable influence on persons holding other views, shall be dissolved by court judgement.
    … (Sec. 78)
  • Danish
    …
    Stk. 2. Foreninger, der virker ved eller søger at nå deres mål ved vold, anstiftelse af vold eller lignende strafbar påvirkning af anderledes tænkende, bliver at opløse ved dom.
    … (§ 78)