The Danish Impeachment Court - an Outdated Institution?

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Abstract

The article describes the Danish model for impeachment of ministers: The Impeachment Court. It asks the question whether such an institution – a bastard between a judicial and a political body – has become outdated. States seem increasingly to abandon the use of impeachment courts, whether de jure or de facto. Even so, Denmark has seen a kind of “revival” of the Impeachment Court, which for long was considered obsolete. However, the similarities between the two most recent Danish cases indicate that the “system” learns little from impeachment cases. On this background, the article considers viable alternatives to Impeachment Courts when ministers need to be held accountable.
Translated title of the contributionDen danske Rigsret - en forældet institution?
Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Review of Public Law
Volume35
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)633-642
Number of pages10
ISSN1105-1590
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Keywords

  • Faculty of Law

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