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the other hand, do not bind Danish citizens before they have been given legal force by
legislation.
Greenland and the Faeroe Islands are part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but are
largely self-governing. Legislation formally comes under the Danish Folketing, which
includes two representatives from Greenland and the Faeroes respectively, but, in practical
terms, the local governments of Greenland and the Faeroe Islands administer almost all
legislative matters in their respective areas.
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Parliament
http://www.ft.dk
Prime Minister
http://www.stm.dk
II. CITATION GUIDE
Judiciary
http://www.domstol.dk
The Foreign Ministry
http://www.um.dk
Denmark has no uniform national citation manual. There are, however, some commonly
accepted practices, but they are not followed by all authors. It is general practice to write out
the full name of the material cited the first time the source is mentioned, followed by an
abbreviation for subsequent citations.
1.0 Constitution
Cite the Constitution by abbreviated name (“Grundloven”, “GRL” or “Grl”; the formal name
“Danmarks Riges Grundlov” is rarely used), followed by “Lov nr.” (law number) and serial
number, and date of promulgation:
Grl, Lov nr. 169 af 5.6.1953.
2.0 Legislation
2.1 Statutes, Laws, and Decrees
Cite statutes, laws, and decrees by “Lov nr.” (law number) and serial number, followed by
“af” (of), date, and, usually, the official title of the law:
Lov nr. 274 af 22.12.1908 om foraeldelse af visse fordringer.
When a law has been amended, the citation should include the original law followed by the
citations of the amending law(s) in chronological order (italicized), adding the phrase “som
aendret ved” (as changed by):
Lov nr. 188 af 9.5. 1984 om gennemfoerelse af konvention om, hvilken lov der skal
anvendes paa kontraktlige forpligtelser m.v. som aendret ved lov nr. 305 af 16.5.
1990.