Discipline and the rule of law. Military justice in Denmark

auteur Lars Stevnsborg
tijdschrift RIDP (ISSN: 0223-5404)
jaargang 2022
aflevering Military Justice. Contemporary Challenges, History and Comparison
onderdeel Part 2. Military justice as it is. Contemporary challenges
publicatie datum 22 december 2022
taal English
pagina 139
samenvatting

The Kingdom of Denmark still maintains a separate justice system for the Armed Forces although a number of European countries has abolished such systems. The Danish Military Justice was forged after the Peace Treaty of Westphalia more than 350 years ago and was further developed and reformed in the following centuries, most recently in 2005. The current Danish Military Justice System is structured as a dualistic system with a clearly defined separation between the military criminal justice system operated by the independent Military Prosecution Service and the administrative summary proceedings operated by the military chain of command. The system is compliant with the European Convention on Human Rights.