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§ 43
No taxes shall be imposed, altered, or repealed except by statute; nor shall any man be conscripted or any public loan be raised except by
statute.
§ 67
Citizens shall be at liberty to form congregations for the worship of God in a manner according with their convictions, provided that
nothing contrary to good morals or public order shall be taught or done.
§ 70
No person shall by reason of his creed or descent be deprived of access to the full enjoyment of civic and political rights, nor shall he
escape compliance with any common civic duty for such reasons.
§ 71
(1) Personal liberty shall be inviolable. No Danish subject shall, in any manner whatsoever, be deprived of his liberty because of his
political or religious convictions or because of his descent.
(2) A person shall be deprived of his liberty only where this is warranted by law.
(3) Any person who is taken into custody shall be brought before a judge within twenty-four hours. Where the person taken into custody
cannot be immediately released, the judge shall decide, in an order to be given as soon as possible and at the latest within three days,
stating the grounds, whether the person taken into custody shall be committed to prison; and in cases where he can be released on bail,
shall also determine the nature and amount of such bail. This provision may be departed from by statute as far as Greenland is concerned,
if for local considerations such departure may be deemed necessary.
(4) The pronouncement of the judge may be separately appealed against at once to a higher court of justice by the person concerned.
(5) No person shall be remanded in custody for an offence which can involve only punishment by fine or mitigated imprisonment (hæfte).
(6) Outside criminal procedure, the legality of deprivation of liberty not executed by order of a judicial authority, and not warranted by
legislation relating to aliens, shall at the request of the person so deprived of his liberty, or the request of any person acting on his behalf,
be brought before the ordinary courts of justice or other judicial authority for decision. Rules governing this procedure shall be provided
by statute.
(7) The persons referred to in sub-section (6) shall be under supervision by a board set up by the Folketing, to which board the persons
concerned shall be permitted to apply.
§ 72
The dwelling shall be inviolable. House search, seizure, and examination of letters and other papers, or any breach of the secrecy that shall
be observed in postal, telegraph, and telephone matters, shall not take place except under a judicial order, unless particular exception is
warranted by statute.
§ 73
(1) The right of property shall be inviolable. No person shall be ordered to surrender his property except where required in the public
interest. It shall be done only as provided by statute and against full compensation.
(2) Where a Bill has been passed relating to the expropriation of property, one-third of the members of the Folketing may, within three
weekdays from the final passing of such Bill, demand that it shall not be presented for the Royal Assent until new elections to the
Folketing have been held and the Bill has again been passed by the Folketing assembling thereafter.
(3) Any question of the legality of an act of expropriation, and the amount of compensation, may be brought before the courts of justice.
The hearing of issues relating to the amount of the compensation may by statute by referred to courts of justice established for such
purpose.
§ 74
Any restraint on the free and equal access to trade, which is not based on the public interest, shall be abolished by statute.
§ 75
(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.
(2) Any person unable to support himself or his dependants shall, where 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.
§ 76
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.
§ 77
Any person shall be at liberty to publish his ideas in print, in writing, and in speech, subject to his being held responsible in a court of law.
Censorship and other preventive measures shall never again be introduced.
§ 78
(1) Citizens shall, without previous permission, be free to form associations for any lawful purpose.
(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.
(3) No association shall be dissolved by any government measure; but an association may be temporarily prohibited, provided that
immediate proceedings be taken for its dissolution.
(4) Cases relating to the dissolution of political associations may, without special permission, be brought before the Supreme Court of
Justice of the Realm.
(5) The legal effects of the dissolution shall be determined by statute.
§ 79
Citizens shall, without previous permission, be at liberty to assemble unarmed. The police shall be entitled to be present at public meetings.
Open-air meetings may be prohibited when it is feared that they may constitute a danger to the public peace.
§ 80
In the event of riots the armed forces may not take action, unless attacked, until after the crowd has three times been called upon to
disperse in the name of the King and the law and such warning has gone unheeded.
§ 81
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
No taxes shall be imposed, altered, or repealed except by statute; nor shall any man be conscripted or any public loan be raised except by
statute.
§ 67
Citizens shall be at liberty to form congregations for the worship of God in a manner according with their convictions, provided that
nothing contrary to good morals or public order shall be taught or done.
§ 70
No person shall by reason of his creed or descent be deprived of access to the full enjoyment of civic and political rights, nor shall he
escape compliance with any common civic duty for such reasons.
§ 71
(1) Personal liberty shall be inviolable. No Danish subject shall, in any manner whatsoever, be deprived of his liberty because of his
political or religious convictions or because of his descent.
(2) A person shall be deprived of his liberty only where this is warranted by law.
(3) Any person who is taken into custody shall be brought before a judge within twenty-four hours. Where the person taken into custody
cannot be immediately released, the judge shall decide, in an order to be given as soon as possible and at the latest within three days,
stating the grounds, whether the person taken into custody shall be committed to prison; and in cases where he can be released on bail,
shall also determine the nature and amount of such bail. This provision may be departed from by statute as far as Greenland is concerned,
if for local considerations such departure may be deemed necessary.
(4) The pronouncement of the judge may be separately appealed against at once to a higher court of justice by the person concerned.
(5) No person shall be remanded in custody for an offence which can involve only punishment by fine or mitigated imprisonment (hæfte).
(6) Outside criminal procedure, the legality of deprivation of liberty not executed by order of a judicial authority, and not warranted by
legislation relating to aliens, shall at the request of the person so deprived of his liberty, or the request of any person acting on his behalf,
be brought before the ordinary courts of justice or other judicial authority for decision. Rules governing this procedure shall be provided
by statute.
(7) The persons referred to in sub-section (6) shall be under supervision by a board set up by the Folketing, to which board the persons
concerned shall be permitted to apply.
§ 72
The dwelling shall be inviolable. House search, seizure, and examination of letters and other papers, or any breach of the secrecy that shall
be observed in postal, telegraph, and telephone matters, shall not take place except under a judicial order, unless particular exception is
warranted by statute.
§ 73
(1) The right of property shall be inviolable. No person shall be ordered to surrender his property except where required in the public
interest. It shall be done only as provided by statute and against full compensation.
(2) Where a Bill has been passed relating to the expropriation of property, one-third of the members of the Folketing may, within three
weekdays from the final passing of such Bill, demand that it shall not be presented for the Royal Assent until new elections to the
Folketing have been held and the Bill has again been passed by the Folketing assembling thereafter.
(3) Any question of the legality of an act of expropriation, and the amount of compensation, may be brought before the courts of justice.
The hearing of issues relating to the amount of the compensation may by statute by referred to courts of justice established for such
purpose.
§ 74
Any restraint on the free and equal access to trade, which is not based on the public interest, shall be abolished by statute.
§ 75
(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.
(2) Any person unable to support himself or his dependants shall, where 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.
§ 76
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.
§ 77
Any person shall be at liberty to publish his ideas in print, in writing, and in speech, subject to his being held responsible in a court of law.
Censorship and other preventive measures shall never again be introduced.
§ 78
(1) Citizens shall, without previous permission, be free to form associations for any lawful purpose.
(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.
(3) No association shall be dissolved by any government measure; but an association may be temporarily prohibited, provided that
immediate proceedings be taken for its dissolution.
(4) Cases relating to the dissolution of political associations may, without special permission, be brought before the Supreme Court of
Justice of the Realm.
(5) The legal effects of the dissolution shall be determined by statute.
§ 79
Citizens shall, without previous permission, be at liberty to assemble unarmed. The police shall be entitled to be present at public meetings.
Open-air meetings may be prohibited when it is feared that they may constitute a danger to the public peace.
§ 80
In the event of riots the armed forces may not take action, unless attacked, until after the crowd has three times been called upon to
disperse in the name of the King and the law and such warning has gone unheeded.
§ 81
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
Faroe Islands came under the auspices of the Kingdom of Denmark follow the severance of the Union of
Denmark under the treaty of Kiel in 1814. On 14 September 1946 the population of the Faroe Islands
held a vote and achieved a small majority in favor of succession. Successive votes showed an ever
increasing desire for succession, Based on their growth in votes the Danish Legislature or Folketing chose
not to pass the secession. Instead a compromise was made and the Folketing passed a home-rule law
which came into effect in 1948. The Faroe Islands' status as a Danish "amt" or county was brought to an
end with the home-rule law; the Faroe Islands were given a high degree of self-governance, supported by
a substantial annual subsidy from Denmark. As citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark they are
government by the Danish Constitution though the Faroe Islands have refused to join the European
Union in protest of EU's fishing provisions thus Faroe Island citizens are not considered citizens of the
European Community. Likewise Denmark is a signatory of the European Convention of Human Rights,
providing an extra layer of protection for Danish subject to redress their government for grievance in
accordance with the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. For a full English translation of the
Convention click here. For a full English translation of Denmark's constitution, click here.
Denmark under the treaty of Kiel in 1814. On 14 September 1946 the population of the Faroe Islands
held a vote and achieved a small majority in favor of succession. Successive votes showed an ever
increasing desire for succession, Based on their growth in votes the Danish Legislature or Folketing chose
not to pass the secession. Instead a compromise was made and the Folketing passed a home-rule law
which came into effect in 1948. The Faroe Islands' status as a Danish "amt" or county was brought to an
end with the home-rule law; the Faroe Islands were given a high degree of self-governance, supported by
a substantial annual subsidy from Denmark. As citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark they are
government by the Danish Constitution though the Faroe Islands have refused to join the European
Union in protest of EU's fishing provisions thus Faroe Island citizens are not considered citizens of the
European Community. Likewise Denmark is a signatory of the European Convention of Human Rights,
providing an extra layer of protection for Danish subject to redress their government for grievance in
accordance with the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. For a full English translation of the
Convention click here. For a full English translation of Denmark's constitution, click here.