Denmark: Dual Citizenship Recognized
(Oct. 16, 2015) On September 1, 2015, with the entry into force of amendments to the Act on Danish Citizenship, Denmark started recognizing dual citizenship. (Lov om ændring af lov om dansk indfødsret,...
View ArticleDenmark: Tougher Requirements for Acquiring Danish Citizenship Through...
(Oct. 23, 2015) On October 5, 2015, Danish politicians announced an agreement on new, tougher rules for acquiring Danish citizenship through naturalization. (Steen A. Jørgenssen, Regeringen indgår bred...
View ArticleDenmark: Law to Stem Asylum-Based Immigration
(Feb. 1, 2016) On January 26, 2016, the Danish Parliament, in a vote of 81 to 27 (with 70 absentees), adopted several measures meant to reduce the number of asylum seekers arriving in Denmark. (Forslag...
View ArticleDenmark: Green Card Law Amended
(May 25, 2016) Denmark has reversed a proposed change to the law that covers the country’s “Green Card Scheme” and will now allow current holders of green cards to apply to have their status extended...
View ArticleDenmark: Court Strips Terrorist of Danish Citizenship
(June 13, 2016) On June 8, 2016, the Danish Supreme Court decided that convicted terrorist Said Mansour, who holds dual Moroccan and Danish citizenship, will lose his Danish citizenship, affirming the...
View ArticleDenmark/European Court of Human Rights: Violation of Human Rights by...
(Aug. 5, 2016) On May 24, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Grand Chamber, sitting en banc, issued a ruling on the Biao v. Denmark case, finding that Denmark had violated article 14 of...
View ArticleDenmark: Admission of Quota Refugees Stopped, Additional Measures Taken to...
(Nov. 10, 2016) On August 30, 2016, the Danish Government announced a temporary halt of its acceptance of quota refugees. Although Denmark has continuously received quota refugees since 1972, this move...
View ArticleDenmark: List of Religious Extremists Banned from Denmark Published
(June 21, 2017) On June 15, 2017, Denmark edited its “National Sanction List” of religious preachers who are prohibited from entering Denmark. The original list, created on May 2, 2017, by the Danish...
View ArticleDenmark: Blasphemy Law Repealed
(July 6, 2017) On June 8, 2017, the Danish Parliament repealed the blasphemy provision in the Danish Penal Code. The repeal took effect on the day after publication in the Lovtidende (Danish official...
View ArticleDenmark: Supreme Court Decides Person Born in Denmark Can Lose Citizenship...
(Nov. 28, 2017) On November 14, 2017, the Danish Supreme Court (Højesteret) stripped a Danish-born citizen of his Danish citizenship for having joined and fought in Syria for the Islamic State of Iraq...
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