Decided cases - Human Rights
10 sep. 2025
Decided Case
Højesteret
Criminal case on illegal entry remitted and stayed pending asylum decision
Criminal case on illegal entry into Denmark in violation of entry ban was remitted and stayed pending a final asylum decision
17 jun. 2025
Decided Case
Højesteret
Not a punishable offence for refugee to use another person’s ID...
Syrian refugee who has been granted asylum as a convention refugee in Denmark could not be punished for using another person’s ID to gain entry into Denmar...
22 maj 2025
Decided Case
Højesteret
Naked search in connection with detention
Naked search in connection with detention was not lawful and violated article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights
16 apr. 2025
Decided Case
Højesteret
Expulsion of Turkish citizen
Expulsion of Turkish citizen not in contravention of the ECHR, the Association Decision or the TFEU
07 apr. 2025
Decided Case
Højesteret
No reference to the High Court
Case concerning mink farmers’ claim for financial compensation from the Danish Veter-inary and Food Administration not to be heard by the High Court as fir...
27 mar. 2025
Decided Case
Højesteret
No remission or revocation of expulsion
Case could not be remitted because the expelled alien’s daughter had not been questioned. Her daughter’s move to an institution and ADHD diagnosis, among o...
06 feb. 2025
Decided Case
Højesteret
Group of persons covered by section 105(1) of the Danish Bankruptcy Act
Section 105(1) of the Bankruptcy Act covers persons who, without having been registered in the company register, have performed tasks that are normally inc...
30 jan. 2025
Decided Case
Højesteret
No expulsion of mentally ill person
Eritrean citizen who had been exempted from punishment due to diminished criminal culpability because of mental illness could not be expelled
03 jan. 2025
Decided Case
Højesteret
Three people convicted for threatening violence against the Danish Prime.
Hanging a mannequin doll with a picture of the Prime Minister’s face and a sign with, among other things, the text “SHE MUST AND WILL BE KILLED!” from a la...
05 dec. 2024
Decided Case
Højesteret
Aliens imprisoned for 6-8 years and expelled from Denmark for terror supp.
Three Iranian citizens sentenced to imprisonment for 6, 7 and 8 years, respectively, and permanent expulsion for, among other offences, supporting a Saudi-...
05 nov. 2024
Decided Case
Højesteret
Alien expelled for attempted robbery and other offences
A 27-year-old Somali, who came to Denmark at the age of seven, was sentenced to imprisonment for one year with a six-year entry ban for, among other offenc...
08 okt. 2024
Decided Case
Højesteret
Right to reopen paternity case
DNA report could not in itself lead to reopening of paternity case, as the interests of the child are paramount