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Parliament of Denmark

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Dec 15, 2025
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Which countries recently reformed their animal-sex laws and what prompted the changes?

Several countries have recently changed or debated laws criminalizing sexual acts with animals (commonly called bestiality or zoophilia). Denmark banned bestiality in 2015 amid concerns it made the co...

Jan 15, 2026
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What legal processes would Greenland need to follow to become independent from Denmark?

Greenland’s legal path to independence is spelled out primarily in the 2009 Greenland Self-Government Act: a Greenlandic decision in favour of independence would trigger negotiations with Denmark, req...

Nov 5, 2025
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What year did Denmark implement the burka ban?

Denmark implemented a law banning full-face coverings, including the niqab and burqa, in public in 2018; the Danish parliament passed the bill on 31 May 2018 and the law entered into force on 1 August...

Jan 22, 2026

What specific powers did the 2009 Self-Government Act transfer to Greenland and what remains with Denmark?

on Self-Government transferred substantial domestic powers—legislative, executive and many judicial competences—in enumerated fields to Greenland’s institutions and gave Greenland control over its sub...

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