Law

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Freedom of the press in Iceland during the Napoleonic wars

A drawing of several people inside a house. A man is reading from a book, with a woman standing behind him, looking down on the book. Everyone is gathered around a fire, and several other people are both standing and sitting down, listening to the story.
- Margrét Gunnarsdóttir

An international current affairs publication in Iceland (Minnisverð tíðindi or Noteworthy News) ran for eight years at the turn of the nineteenth…

European Community law in Denmark, 1973-1993

An open book
- Jonas Langeland Pedersen

When Denmark became a member of the European Community in 1973, European law was not high on its domestic agenda. It was first and foremost the…

The legal systems of the Nordic countries

Vestre Landsret in Denmark.
- Byron J. Nordstrom

Constitutions set out the rights of individuals living in the Nordic countries, enshrining fundamental principles, such as full equality before the…

USA's declaration on Danish sovereignty of Greenland, 1916

An ink pen
- Original sources

On 4th August 1916, the American government issued a declaration to the Danish government that it would not raise objections if Denmark extended its…