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Regulations issued under the authority of an adopted law are called bekendtgoerelser (not to
be confused with lovbekendtgoerelser described above). They have the legal effect of laws,
and most detailed regulation is found in the bekendtgoerelser. Internal regulations by state
administration are called cirkulaerer. These are important when researching the internal
guidelines but cannot confer duties to the citizens of Denmark.
Laws and regulations (bekendtgoerelser) are published in Lovtidende and internal regulations
(cirkulaerer) are published in Ministerialtidende.
3.0 Jurisprudence
Cite cases by reporter title, year of decision, reporter page, and a reference to the court which
decided the case:
Alternatively:
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UfR 1989.672 H.
U 83/345 SH.
Cases are published in the Ugeskrift for Retsvaesen (“UfR” or simply “U”), though not all
cases are published.
3.1 Courts
The courts are entitled (and abbreviated) as follows:
Supreme Court: Hoejesteret (H)
High Court: Landsretten (L)
Maritime and Commercial Court: Soe- og Handelsretten (SH)
Town Courts: Byretten (B(R))
Note: For the High Court, sometimes V(L) or OE(L) (or simply VL or OEL) is used to refer
to the Eastern or Western High Court respectively. Decisions from smaller specialized courts
are sometimes published in smaller reporters.
4.0 Books
Cite books formally by name of the author(s) [first name, middle initial (if any), family
name], title (often italicized), volume, edition, place of publication, publisher, year, and page
referenced. This form, however, is very rarely used. Normally, authors cite books by name
of author(s), title (often italicized), edition, year, and page referenced:
Myres S. McDougal, Harold D. Lasswell og James C. Miller, The Interpretation of
International Agreements and World Public Order (udgave, 1994) 2.